diff --git a/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_Mobile.java b/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_Mobile.java
index a643e7f0..2f95caa5 100644
--- a/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_Mobile.java
+++ b/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_Mobile.java
@@ -201,9 +201,6 @@ public class IITC_Mobile extends Activity
     // handles ingress intel url intents, search intents, geo intents and javascript file intents
     private void handleIntent(final Intent intent, final boolean onCreate) {
         final String action = intent.getAction();
-        // intent MIME type may be null
-        final String type = intent.getType() == null ? "" : intent.getType();
-
         if (Intent.ACTION_VIEW.equals(action) || NfcAdapter.ACTION_NDEF_DISCOVERED.equals(action)) {
             final Uri uri = intent.getData();
             Log.d("intent received url: " + uri.toString());
@@ -237,7 +234,10 @@ public class IITC_Mobile extends Activity
                 }
             }
 
-            if (uri.getPath().endsWith(".user.js") || type.contains("javascript")) {
+            // intent MIME type and uri path may be null
+            final String type = intent.getType() == null ? "" : intent.getType();
+            final String path = uri.getPath() == null ? "" : uri.getPath();
+            if (path.endsWith(".user.js") || type.contains("javascript")) {
                 final Intent prefIntent = new Intent(this, IITC_PluginPreferenceActivity.class);
                 prefIntent.setDataAndType(uri, intent.getType());
                 startActivity(prefIntent);