diff --git a/components/apimgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/webapp/publisher/config/Profiles.java b/components/apimgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/webapp/publisher/config/Profiles.java
index 61dfe237f2..442d7b2474 100644
--- a/components/apimgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/webapp/publisher/config/Profiles.java
+++ b/components/apimgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/webapp/publisher/config/Profiles.java
@@ -41,16 +41,13 @@ import java.util.List;
 public class Profiles {
 
     @XmlElement(name = "Profile")
-    protected List<String> profile;
+    protected List<String> profile = new ArrayList<String>();;
 
     /**
      * Gets the value of the profile property.
      *
      */
     public List<String> getProfile() {
-        if (profile == null) {
-            profile = new ArrayList<String>();
-        }
         return this.profile;
     }