diff --git a/src/main/java/net/preibisch/bigstitcher/spark/TransformPoints.java b/src/main/java/net/preibisch/bigstitcher/spark/TransformPoints.java
index 8a3d11b..2609f7f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/preibisch/bigstitcher/spark/TransformPoints.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/preibisch/bigstitcher/spark/TransformPoints.java
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public Void call() throws Exception
 			}
 		}
 
-		if ( points != null )
+		if ( p != null )
 			for ( final String point : p )
 				if ( point.trim().length() > 0 ) points.add( Import.csvStringToDoubleArray( point ) );