diff --git a/org.eclipse.scout.sdk/src/org/eclipse/scout/sdk/util/ScoutSourceUtility.java b/org.eclipse.scout.sdk/src/org/eclipse/scout/sdk/util/ScoutSourceUtility.java
index 2dadfbd..7bcf938 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.scout.sdk/src/org/eclipse/scout/sdk/util/ScoutSourceUtility.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.scout.sdk/src/org/eclipse/scout/sdk/util/ScoutSourceUtility.java
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@
       String methodSource = null;
       try {
         methodSource = method.getSource();
+        if(methodSource == null) {
+        	return name;
+        }
       }
       catch (Exception e) {
         ScoutSdk.logWarning("could not find nls text of method '" + method.getElementName() + "'.", e);
@@ -208,7 +211,7 @@
 
   /**
    * to find any name matching inner type in the inner type hierarchy of the given type.
-   * 
+   *
    * @param refType
    *          the type searching starts.
    * @param simpleName