diff --git a/jhove-modules/pdf-hul/src/main/java/edu/harvard/hul/ois/jhove/module/PdfModule.java b/jhove-modules/pdf-hul/src/main/java/edu/harvard/hul/ois/jhove/module/PdfModule.java
index 4fe9475e9..be16a7688 100644
--- a/jhove-modules/pdf-hul/src/main/java/edu/harvard/hul/ois/jhove/module/PdfModule.java
+++ b/jhove-modules/pdf-hul/src/main/java/edu/harvard/hul/ois/jhove/module/PdfModule.java
@@ -2367,13 +2367,20 @@ protected void findImages(RepInfo info) throws IOException {
 											.get(DICT_KEY_WIDTH);
 									PdfSimpleObject widObj = (PdfSimpleObject) resolveIndirectObject(
 											widthBase);
-									niso.setImageWidth(widObj.getIntValue());
 									PdfObject heightBase = xobdict
 											.get(DICT_KEY_HEIGHT);
 									PdfSimpleObject htObj = (PdfSimpleObject) resolveIndirectObject(
 											heightBase);
-									niso.setImageLength(htObj.getIntValue());
-
+									if(widObj != null || htObj != null ) {		
+											niso.setImageWidth(widObj.getIntValue());
+											niso.setImageLength(htObj.getIntValue());
+									} else {
+										info.setWellFormed(false);
+										JhoveMessage message = JhoveMessages.getMessageInstance(
+												MessageConstants.PDF_HUL_159.getId(), 
+												MessageConstants.PDF_HUL_159.getMessage());
+										info.setMessage(new ErrorMessage(message)); // PDF-HUL-159
+									}
 									// Check for filters to add to the filter
 									// list
 									Filter[] filters = ((PdfStream) xob)
diff --git a/jhove-modules/pdf-hul/src/main/resources/edu/harvard/hul/ois/jhove/module/pdf/ErrorMessages.properties b/jhove-modules/pdf-hul/src/main/resources/edu/harvard/hul/ois/jhove/module/pdf/ErrorMessages.properties
index 9858a72fd..71544d09d 100644
--- a/jhove-modules/pdf-hul/src/main/resources/edu/harvard/hul/ois/jhove/module/pdf/ErrorMessages.properties
+++ b/jhove-modules/pdf-hul/src/main/resources/edu/harvard/hul/ois/jhove/module/pdf/ErrorMessages.properties
@@ -160,3 +160,4 @@ PDF-HUL-155 = Error parsing mandatory version number from PDF header.
 PDF-HUL-156 = Extension can't be defined as an indirect reference
 PDF-HUL-157 = Unexpected exception {0}
 PDF-HUL-158 = Unexpected exception {0}
+PDF-HUL-159 = Image height and width are manditory properties
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