diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/data/App.java b/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/data/App.java
index 066fa6296..e1d46ea26 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/data/App.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/data/App.java
@@ -433,7 +433,10 @@ public class App extends ValueObject implements Comparable<App>, Parcelable {
         try {
             for (String locale : locales) {
                 if (localized.containsKey(locale)) {
-                    return (String) localized.get(locale).get(key);
+                    String value = (String) localized.get(locale).get(key);
+                    if (value != null) {
+                        return value;
+                    }
                 }
             }
         } catch (ClassCastException e) {