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diff --git a/net.sourceforge.phpeclipse.xdebug.ui/src/net/sourceforge/phpeclipse/xdebug/ui/preference/XDebugPreferencePage.java b/net.sourceforge.phpeclipse.xdebug.ui/src/net/sourceforge/phpeclipse/xdebug/ui/preference/XDebugPreferencePage.java
index 62943f2..2aa0b32 100644
--- a/net.sourceforge.phpeclipse.xdebug.ui/src/net/sourceforge/phpeclipse/xdebug/ui/preference/XDebugPreferencePage.java
+++ b/net.sourceforge.phpeclipse.xdebug.ui/src/net/sourceforge/phpeclipse/xdebug/ui/preference/XDebugPreferencePage.java
@@ -26,9 +26,12 @@ public class XDebugPreferencePage extends FieldEditorPreferencePage implements
 		IPreferenceStore store =
 			XDebugCorePlugin.getDefault().getPreferenceStore();
 		store.setDefault(IXDebugPreferenceConstants.DEBUGPORT_PREFERENCE,IXDebugPreferenceConstants.DEFAULT_DEBUGPORT);
-		// get the default form the externalToolsPlugin 
-		String interpreter=ExternalToolsPlugin.getDefault().getPreferenceStore().getString(ExternalToolsPlugin.PHP_RUN_PREF);
-		store.setDefault(IXDebugPreferenceConstants.PHP_INTERPRETER_PREFERENCE,interpreter);
+		// get the default from the externalToolsPlugin
+		
+		if (ExternalToolsPlugin.getDefault () != null) {
+		    String interpreter = ExternalToolsPlugin.getDefault ().getPreferenceStore().getString(ExternalToolsPlugin.PHP_RUN_PREF);
+	        store.setDefault(IXDebugPreferenceConstants.PHP_INTERPRETER_PREFERENCE,interpreter);
+		}
 		setPreferenceStore(store);
 	}