diff --git a/src/main/java/com/nis/domain/maat/MaatCfg.java b/src/main/java/com/nis/domain/maat/MaatCfg.java
index 7ada49b4f..8d80d8315 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/nis/domain/maat/MaatCfg.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/nis/domain/maat/MaatCfg.java
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
+
 import com.google.gson.annotations.Expose;
 import com.google.gson.annotations.SerializedName;
 import com.nis.domain.configuration.BaseIpCfg;
@@ -533,6 +535,9 @@ public class MaatCfg implements Serializable {
 		return areaEffectiveIds;
 	}
 	public void setAreaEffectiveIds(String areaEffectiveIds) {
+		if(StringUtils.isEmpty(areaEffectiveIds)){
+			areaEffectiveIds="0";
+		}
 		this.areaEffectiveIds = areaEffectiveIds;
 	}
 	public Integer getDoBlackList() {