diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/util/bagit/BagGenerator.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/util/bagit/BagGenerator.java
index feccac5c908..e587be4c671 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/util/bagit/BagGenerator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/util/bagit/BagGenerator.java
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@ private String generateInfoFile() {
                         info.append(CRLF);
 
                     } else {
-                        if (contactNameTerm != null) {
+                        if (contactNameTerm != null && ((JsonObject) person).has(contactNameTerm.getLabel())) {
                             info.append(multilineWrap(CONTACT_NAME + ((JsonObject) person).get(contactNameTerm.getLabel()).getAsString()));
                             info.append(CRLF);
                         }