diff --git a/omod/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/htmlformentryui/page/controller/htmlform/ViewEncounterWithHtmlFormPageController.java b/omod/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/htmlformentryui/page/controller/htmlform/ViewEncounterWithHtmlFormPageController.java
index 085ba4e..b24a530 100644
--- a/omod/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/htmlformentryui/page/controller/htmlform/ViewEncounterWithHtmlFormPageController.java
+++ b/omod/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/htmlformentryui/page/controller/htmlform/ViewEncounterWithHtmlFormPageController.java
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 package org.openmrs.module.htmlformentryui.page.controller.htmlform;
 
+import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
+import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
+
 import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
 import org.openmrs.Encounter;
 import org.openmrs.api.AdministrationService;
+import org.openmrs.messagesource.MessageSourceService;
 import org.openmrs.module.emrapi.patient.PatientDomainWrapper;
 import org.openmrs.module.htmlformentry.HtmlForm;
 import org.openmrs.module.htmlformentry.HtmlFormEntryService;
@@ -11,9 +15,18 @@
 import org.openmrs.ui.framework.annotation.InjectBeans;
 import org.openmrs.ui.framework.annotation.SpringBean;
 import org.openmrs.ui.framework.page.PageModel;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ExceptionHandler;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestParam;
 
 public class ViewEncounterWithHtmlFormPageController {
+	
+	private static final Log log = LogFactory.getLog(ViewEncounterWithHtmlFormPageController.class);
+	
+	@Autowired
+	private MessageSourceService messageSourceService;
+	
+	private String message;
 
     public void get(@RequestParam("encounter") Encounter encounter,
                     @RequestParam(value = "showPatientHeader", defaultValue = "true") boolean showPatientHeader,
@@ -52,8 +65,16 @@ public void get(@RequestParam("encounter") Encounter encounter,
         model.addAttribute("showPatientHeader", showPatientHeader);
 
         HtmlForm htmlForm = htmlFormEntryService.getHtmlFormByForm(encounter.getForm());
+//        HttpSession session = request.getSession();
         if (htmlForm == null) {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("encounter.form is not an HTML Form: " + encounter.getForm());
+//        	 HttpSession session = request.getSession();
+             message = messageSourceService.getMessage("encounter.form is not an HTML Form" +encounter.getForm());
+              log.warn("Active drugs are not supported yet");
+//             session.setAttribute(WebConstants.OPENMRS_ERROR_ATTR, message);
+//           throw new IllegalArgumentException("encounter.form is not an HTML Form: " + encounter.getForm());
+              model.addAttribute("htmlForm", htmlForm);
+              
+        
         }
         model.addAttribute("htmlForm", htmlForm);
     }
@@ -65,5 +86,11 @@ public void get(@RequestParam("encounter") Encounter encounter,
     private String fixCase(String word) {
         return Character.toUpperCase(word.charAt(0)) + word.substring(1).toLowerCase();
     }
+    
+    @ExceptionHandler(value= NullPointerException.class)
+    public String HandleNullPointerException(Exception e) {
+    	  log.warn(message);
+    	  return "NullPointerException";
+    }
 
 }
diff --git a/omod/src/main/webapp/pages/htmlform/NullPointerException.gsp b/omod/src/main/webapp/pages/htmlform/NullPointerException.gsp
new file mode 100644
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