diff --git a/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/SearchKrill.java b/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/SearchKrill.java
index 3953323..53786b6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/SearchKrill.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/SearchKrill.java
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@
             	if (availability != null){
             		Matcher m = licensePattern.matcher(availability);
             		if (!m.matches()){
+            			km = new Match();
             			km.addError(StatusCodes.ACCESS_DENIED, 
             				"Retrieving match info with ID "+id+" is not allowed.");
             		}
diff --git a/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/service/full/MatchInfoServiceTest.java b/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/service/full/MatchInfoServiceTest.java
index 4b58d10..0153e44 100644
--- a/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/service/full/MatchInfoServiceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/service/full/MatchInfoServiceTest.java
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
         assertEquals("Retrieving match info with ID "
         		+ "match-GOE/AGI/04846-p36875-36876 is not allowed.", 
         		node.at("/errors/0/1").asText());
+        assertTrue(node.at("/snippet").isMissingNode());
     }
 
     @Test