diff --git a/Ghidra/Debug/Debugger-rmi-trace/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/debug/gui/tracermi/launcher/AbstractTraceRmiLaunchOffer.java b/Ghidra/Debug/Debugger-rmi-trace/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/debug/gui/tracermi/launcher/AbstractTraceRmiLaunchOffer.java
index 6901d4ecef..63f3015f45 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Debug/Debugger-rmi-trace/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/debug/gui/tracermi/launcher/AbstractTraceRmiLaunchOffer.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Debug/Debugger-rmi-trace/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/debug/gui/tracermi/launcher/AbstractTraceRmiLaunchOffer.java
@@ -402,14 +402,22 @@ public abstract class AbstractTraceRmiLaunchOffer implements TraceRmiLaunchOffer
 				args.put(param.name(), param.decode(str));
 				continue;
 			}
-			// Perhaps wrong type; was saved in older version.
-			Object fallback = ConfigStateField.getState(state, param.type(), param.name());
-			if (fallback != null) {
-				args.put(param.name(), ValStr.from(fallback));
-				continue;
+			// NB: This code handles parameters formatted via a previous version.
+			//   The try-catch was introduced to avoid NPEs from null file paths
+			try {
+				// Perhaps wrong type; was saved in older version.
+				Object fallback = ConfigStateField.getState(state, param.type(), param.name());
+				if (fallback != null) {
+					args.put(param.name(), ValStr.from(fallback));
+					continue;
+				}
+				Msg.warn(this, "Could not load saved launcher arg '%s' (%s)".formatted(param.name(),
+					param.display()));
+			}
+			catch (Exception e) {
+				Msg.warn(this, "Could not load saved launcher arg '%s' (%s) - %s".formatted(param.name(),
+					param.display(), e.getMessage()));
 			}
-			Msg.warn(this, "Could not load saved launcher arg '%s' (%s)".formatted(param.name(),
-				param.display()));
 		}
 		return args;
 	}