diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/audio/SoundDoseHelper.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/audio/SoundDoseHelper.java
index ac02eb76b8c93..748c4ce558f3f 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/audio/SoundDoseHelper.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/audio/SoundDoseHelper.java
@@ -595,9 +595,12 @@ public class SoundDoseHelper {
                         Settings.Global.AUDIO_SAFE_CSD_CURRENT_VALUE, /* defaultValue= */0.f);
                 mNextCsdWarning = parseGlobalSettingFloat(
                         Settings.Global.AUDIO_SAFE_CSD_NEXT_WARNING, /* defaultValue= */1.f);
-                mDoseRecords.addAll(persistedStringToRecordList(
+                final List<SoundDoseRecord> records = persistedStringToRecordList(
                         mSettings.getGlobalString(mAudioService.getContentResolver(),
-                                Settings.Global.AUDIO_SAFE_CSD_DOSE_RECORDS)));
+                                Settings.Global.AUDIO_SAFE_CSD_DOSE_RECORDS));
+                if (records != null) {
+                    mDoseRecords.addAll(records);
+                }
             }
 
             reset();