diff --git a/plugins/copyright/src/com/maddyhome/idea/copyright/CopyrightManager.java b/plugins/copyright/src/com/maddyhome/idea/copyright/CopyrightManager.java
index 8421aa6e2849..7e8ecfbec398 100644
--- a/plugins/copyright/src/com/maddyhome/idea/copyright/CopyrightManager.java
+++ b/plugins/copyright/src/com/maddyhome/idea/copyright/CopyrightManager.java
@@ -227,7 +227,8 @@ public class CopyrightManager extends AbstractProjectComponent implements JDOMEx
 
   @Nullable
   public CopyrightProfile getCopyrightOptions(@NotNull PsiFile file) {
-    if (myOptions.getOptions(file.getFileType().getName()).getFileTypeOverride() == LanguageOptions.NO_COPYRIGHT) return null;
+    final VirtualFile virtualFile = file.getVirtualFile();
+    if (virtualFile == null || myOptions.getOptions(virtualFile.getFileType().getName()).getFileTypeOverride() == LanguageOptions.NO_COPYRIGHT) return null;
     final DependencyValidationManager validationManager = DependencyValidationManager.getInstance(myProject);
     for (String scopeName : myModule2Copyrights.keySet()) {
       final NamedScope namedScope = validationManager.getScope(scopeName);
diff --git a/plugins/copyright/src/com/maddyhome/idea/copyright/psi/UpdateCopyrightFactory.java b/plugins/copyright/src/com/maddyhome/idea/copyright/psi/UpdateCopyrightFactory.java
index 07f13a3c6ea7..27725bcf29e5 100644
--- a/plugins/copyright/src/com/maddyhome/idea/copyright/psi/UpdateCopyrightFactory.java
+++ b/plugins/copyright/src/com/maddyhome/idea/copyright/psi/UpdateCopyrightFactory.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package com.maddyhome.idea.copyright.psi;
 
 import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger;
 import com.intellij.openapi.fileTypes.FileType;
+import com.intellij.openapi.fileTypes.FileTypeManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.fileTypes.StdFileTypes;
 import com.intellij.openapi.module.Module;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
@@ -32,7 +33,8 @@ public class UpdateCopyrightFactory
     public static UpdateCopyright createUpdateCopyright(Project project, Module module, PsiFile file,
         CopyrightProfile options)
     {
-        return createUpdateCopyright(project, module, file.getVirtualFile(), file.getFileType(), options);
+      final VirtualFile virtualFile = file.getVirtualFile();
+      return createUpdateCopyright(project, module, virtualFile, virtualFile != null ? virtualFile.getFileType() : null, options);
     }
 
 
diff --git a/plugins/copyright/src/com/maddyhome/idea/copyright/util/FileTypeUtil.java b/plugins/copyright/src/com/maddyhome/idea/copyright/util/FileTypeUtil.java
index 05af2c44951d..b8e1ab509b10 100644
--- a/plugins/copyright/src/com/maddyhome/idea/copyright/util/FileTypeUtil.java
+++ b/plugins/copyright/src/com/maddyhome/idea/copyright/util/FileTypeUtil.java
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ public class FileTypeUtil
         final VirtualFile virtualFile = file.getVirtualFile();
         if (virtualFile == null) return false;
         if (ProjectUtil.isProjectOrWorkspaceFile(virtualFile)) return false;
-        return isSupportedType(file.getFileType());
+        return isSupportedType(virtualFile.getFileType());
     }
 
     public FileType[] getSupportedTypes()