diff --git a/main/src/com/google/refine/importing/ImportingUtilities.java b/main/src/com/google/refine/importing/ImportingUtilities.java
index 922141c35..8e7438fe6 100644
--- a/main/src/com/google/refine/importing/ImportingUtilities.java
+++ b/main/src/com/google/refine/importing/ImportingUtilities.java
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ public class ImportingUtilities {
                             }
                             JSONUtilities.safePut(fileRecord, "declaredEncoding", encoding);
                             String contentType = null;
-                            if (entity.getContentType().getValue() != null) {
+                            if (entity.getContentType() != null) {
                                 contentType = entity.getContentType().getValue();
                             }
                             JSONUtilities.safePut(fileRecord, "declaredMimeType", contentType);