diff --git a/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/process/ProcessIT.java b/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/process/ProcessIT.java
index d6640652121c..ab3fa9beab60 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/process/ProcessIT.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/process/ProcessIT.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
@@ -87,4 +88,14 @@ public void removeOneGroupTest() throws Exception {
         assertFalse(isPresent);
 
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void addProcessWithNullEPersonTest() throws Exception {
+        try {
+            ProcessBuilder.createProcess(context, null, "mock-script", new LinkedList<>(),
+                new HashSet<>()).build();
+        } catch (NullPointerException e) {
+            fail("Should not have throw NullPointerException");
+        }
+    }
 }