--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/BrowserApp.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/BrowserApp.java
@@ -3971,17 +3971,17 @@ public class BrowserApp extends GeckoApp
         final SharedPreferences sharedPrefs = GeckoSharedPrefs.forProfileName(context, profile.getName());
         final int seq = sharedPrefs.getInt(TelemetryConstants.PREF_SEQ_COUNT, 1);
 
         // We store synchronously before sending the Intent to ensure this sequence number will not be re-used.
         sharedPrefs.edit().putInt(TelemetryConstants.PREF_SEQ_COUNT, seq + 1).commit();
 
         final Intent i = new Intent(TelemetryConstants.ACTION_UPLOAD_CORE);
         i.setClass(context, TelemetryUploadService.class);
-        i.putExtra(TelemetryConstants.EXTRA_DEFAULT_SEARCH_ENGINE, defaultEngine.getIdentifier());
+        i.putExtra(TelemetryConstants.EXTRA_DEFAULT_SEARCH_ENGINE, (defaultEngine == null) ? null : defaultEngine.getIdentifier());
         i.putExtra(TelemetryConstants.EXTRA_DOC_ID, UUID.randomUUID().toString());
         i.putExtra(TelemetryConstants.EXTRA_PROFILE_NAME, profile.getName());
         i.putExtra(TelemetryConstants.EXTRA_PROFILE_PATH, profile.getDir().getAbsolutePath());
         i.putExtra(TelemetryConstants.EXTRA_SEQ, seq);
         context.startService(i);
     }
 
     private static class UploadTelemetryCallback implements SearchEngineManager.SearchEngineCallback {