small robustness correction

bioimage-io · Nov 16, 2024 · 44b3713 · 44b3713
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commit 44b3713
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diff --git a/src/main/java/io/bioimage/modelrunner/bioimageio/description/ModelDescriptorV04.java b/src/main/java/io/bioimage/modelrunner/bioimageio/description/ModelDescriptorV04.java
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ private static List<Author> buildAuthorElements(List<?> authElements)
     private static List<Cite> buildCiteElements(List<?> citeElements) throws MalformedURLException
     {
     	if (!(citeElements instanceof List<?>))
-    		return null;
+    		return new ArrayList<>();
         List<Cite> cites = new ArrayList<>();
         for (Object elem : citeElements)
         {