1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/support/DefaultShardOperationFailedException.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/support/DefaultShardOperationFailedException.java
index 17d8bcfb99..676949e367 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/support/DefaultShardOperationFailedException.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/support/DefaultShardOperationFailedException.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public class DefaultShardOperationFailedException implements ShardOperationFaile
     }
 
     public DefaultShardOperationFailedException(ElasticsearchException e) {
-        this.index = e.getIndex();
+        this.index = e.getIndex() == null ? null : e.getIndex().getName();
         this.shardId = e.getShardId().id();
         this.reason = e;
         this.status = e.status();