diff --git a/src/android/com/adobe/phonegap/fetch/FetchPlugin.java b/src/android/com/adobe/phonegap/fetch/FetchPlugin.java
index 4820bfc..f8149e6 100644
--- a/src/android/com/adobe/phonegap/fetch/FetchPlugin.java
+++ b/src/android/com/adobe/phonegap/fetch/FetchPlugin.java
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ public void onResponse(Call call, Response response) throws IOException {
 
                             result.put("headers", allHeaders);
 
-                            if (response.body().contentType().type().equals("image")) {
+                            if (response.body().contentType() != null && response.body().contentType().type().equals("image")) {
                                 result.put("isBlob", true);
                                 result.put("body", Base64.encodeToString(response.body().bytes(), Base64.DEFAULT));
                             } else {