diff --git a/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/navigator/SelectMavenGoalDialog.java b/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/navigator/SelectMavenGoalDialog.java
index 972b5fc82742..24f904a13855 100644
--- a/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/navigator/SelectMavenGoalDialog.java
+++ b/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/navigator/SelectMavenGoalDialog.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package org.jetbrains.idea.maven.navigator;
 
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.Comparing;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.io.FileUtil;
 import com.intellij.ui.treeStructure.SimpleNode;
 
@@ -27,9 +28,11 @@ public class SelectMavenGoalDialog extends SelectFromMavenProjectsDialog {
     super(project, title, MavenProjectsStructure.GoalNode.class, new NodeSelector() {
       public boolean shouldSelect(SimpleNode node) {
         if (node instanceof MavenProjectsStructure.GoalNode) {
-          MavenProjectsStructure.GoalNode goalNode = (MavenProjectsStructure.GoalNode)node;
-          return FileUtil.pathsEqual(goalNode.getProjectPath(), projectPath)
-                 && goalNode.getGoal().equals(goal);
+          MavenProjectsStructure.GoalNode eachGoalNode = (MavenProjectsStructure.GoalNode)node;
+          String goalNodeProjectPath = eachGoalNode.getProjectPath();
+          return goalNodeProjectPath != null && projectPath != null
+                 && FileUtil.pathsEqual(goalNodeProjectPath, projectPath)
+                 && Comparing.equal(eachGoalNode.getGoal(), goal);
         }
         return false;
       }