diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.http.servlet/src/org/eclipse/equinox/http/servlet/internal/Activator.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.http.servlet/src/org/eclipse/equinox/http/servlet/internal/Activator.java
index a0fe1f4..e4ecd05 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.http.servlet/src/org/eclipse/equinox/http/servlet/internal/Activator.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.http.servlet/src/org/eclipse/equinox/http/servlet/internal/Activator.java
@@ -201,8 +201,12 @@
 
 		String contextPath = servletContext.getContextPath();
 
-		ServletRegistration servletRegistration =
-			servletContext.getServletRegistration(servletName);
+		ServletRegistration servletRegistration = null;
+		try {
+			servletRegistration = servletContext.getServletRegistration(servletName);
+		} catch (UnsupportedOperationException e) {
+			servletContext.log("Could not find the servlet registration for the servlet: " + servletName, e); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		}
 
 		if (servletRegistration == null) {
 			return new String[0];