diff --git a/src/main/java/com/tngtech/java/junit/dataprovider/internal/convert/ObjectArrayConverter.java b/src/main/java/com/tngtech/java/junit/dataprovider/internal/convert/ObjectArrayConverter.java
index cc1f0c4a..0f9b7b8c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/tngtech/java/junit/dataprovider/internal/convert/ObjectArrayConverter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/tngtech/java/junit/dataprovider/internal/convert/ObjectArrayConverter.java
@@ -34,9 +34,10 @@ public Object[] convert(Object[] data, boolean isVarArgs, Class<?>[] parameterTy
 
     private Object convertVarArgArgument(Object[] data, Class<?> varArgComponentType, int nonVarArgParameters) {
         if (data.length > 0) {
-            Class<?> lastArgType = data[data.length - 1].getClass();
-            if (lastArgType.isArray() && lastArgType.getComponentType() == varArgComponentType) {
-                return data[data.length - 1];
+            Object date = data[data.length - 1];
+            Class<?> lastArgType = date != null ? date.getClass() : null;
+            if (lastArgType != null && lastArgType.isArray() && lastArgType.getComponentType() == varArgComponentType) {
+                return date;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/tngtech/java/junit/dataprovider/internal/convert/ObjectArrayConverterTest.java b/src/test/java/com/tngtech/java/junit/dataprovider/internal/convert/ObjectArrayConverterTest.java
index 2cae5a7a..b045743f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/tngtech/java/junit/dataprovider/internal/convert/ObjectArrayConverterTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/tngtech/java/junit/dataprovider/internal/convert/ObjectArrayConverterTest.java
@@ -41,6 +41,19 @@ public void testConvertShouldCreateEmptyVarargsArrayForMissingOnlyVarargsArgumen
         assertThat(result).containsExactly(new int[0]);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testConvertShouldHandleNullElementAsSingleElement() throws Exception {
+        // Given:
+        Object[] data = new Object[] { null };
+        Class<?>[] parameterTypes = new Class<?>[] { String.class, int[].class };
+
+        // When:
+        Object[] result = underTest.convert(data, true, parameterTypes);
+
+        // Then:
+        assertThat(result).containsExactly(null, new int[0]);
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testConvertShouldCreateEmptyVarargsArrayForLastMissingVarargsArgument() {
         // Given: