diff --git a/jetty-load-generator-client/src/main/java/org/mortbay/jetty/load/generator/profile/Resource.java b/jetty-load-generator-client/src/main/java/org/mortbay/jetty/load/generator/profile/Resource.java
index 7962aaad..4c81825d 100644
--- a/jetty-load-generator-client/src/main/java/org/mortbay/jetty/load/generator/profile/Resource.java
+++ b/jetty-load-generator-client/src/main/java/org/mortbay/jetty/load/generator/profile/Resource.java
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public Resource( String path, List<Resource> then )
 
     public Resource path( String path )
     {
-        this.path = StringUtil.startsWithIgnoreCase( path, "/" ) ? path : "/" + path;
+        this.path = path !=null ? StringUtil.startsWithIgnoreCase( path, "/" ) ? path : "/" + path : null;
         return this;
     }
 
diff --git a/jetty-load-generator-client/src/test/java/org/mortbay/jetty/load/generator/AbstractLoadGeneratorTest.java b/jetty-load-generator-client/src/test/java/org/mortbay/jetty/load/generator/AbstractLoadGeneratorTest.java
index 7ecd847f..bfdfbaa2 100644
--- a/jetty-load-generator-client/src/test/java/org/mortbay/jetty/load/generator/AbstractLoadGeneratorTest.java
+++ b/jetty-load-generator-client/src/test/java/org/mortbay/jetty/load/generator/AbstractLoadGeneratorTest.java
@@ -295,6 +295,11 @@ private Collection<String> paths( Resource profile )
     {
         Set<String> paths = new HashSet<>();
 
+        if (profile.getPath() != null)
+        {
+            paths.add( profile.getPath() );
+        }
+
         for ( Resource resource : profile.getResources() )
         {
             paths.addAll( paths( resource ) );