diff --git a/jsprit-core/src/main/java/jsprit/core/problem/io/VrpXMLReader.java b/jsprit-core/src/main/java/jsprit/core/problem/io/VrpXMLReader.java
index 71b54d3f..db8dffba 100644
--- a/jsprit-core/src/main/java/jsprit/core/problem/io/VrpXMLReader.java
+++ b/jsprit-core/src/main/java/jsprit/core/problem/io/VrpXMLReader.java
@@ -393,8 +393,8 @@ public class VrpXMLReader{
 			String serviceLocationId = serviceConfig.getString("locationId");
 			builder.setLocationId(serviceLocationId);
 			Coordinate serviceCoord = getCoord(serviceConfig,"");
-			builder.setCoord(serviceCoord);
 			if(serviceCoord != null){
+				builder.setCoord(serviceCoord);
 				if(serviceLocationId != null){
 					vrpBuilder.addLocation(serviceLocationId,serviceCoord);
 				}