diff --git a/java_console/io/src/com/rusefi/binaryprotocol/BinaryProtocol.java b/java_console/io/src/com/rusefi/binaryprotocol/BinaryProtocol.java
index 930b6d7074..d23da56c9c 100644
--- a/java_console/io/src/com/rusefi/binaryprotocol/BinaryProtocol.java
+++ b/java_console/io/src/com/rusefi/binaryprotocol/BinaryProtocol.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.nio.ByteOrder;
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
 import java.util.concurrent.Future;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
@@ -393,6 +394,10 @@ public class BinaryProtocol implements BinaryProtocolCommands {
         currentOutputs = response;
 
         for (Sensor sensor : Sensor.values()) {
+            if (sensor.getType() == null) {
+                // for example ETB_CONTROL_QUALITY, weird use-case
+                continue;
+            }
             ByteBuffer bb = ByteBuffer.wrap(response, 1 + sensor.getOffset(), 4);
             bb.order(ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN);
 
@@ -404,6 +409,9 @@ public class BinaryProtocol implements BinaryProtocolCommands {
     }
 
     private static double getValueForChannel(ByteBuffer bb, Sensor sensor) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(sensor, "sensor");
+        if (sensor.getType() == null)
+            throw new NullPointerException("sensor type " + sensor);
         switch (sensor.getType()) {
             case FLOAT:
                 return bb.getFloat();