diff --git a/src/main/java/no/nibio/vips/logic/entity/ForecastConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/no/nibio/vips/logic/entity/ForecastConfiguration.java
index c7f11e7d12ac1b64aefe4fc69d31494f3bec033a..735eebd16da0098531a68965e87403fe1994bbb1 100755
--- a/src/main/java/no/nibio/vips/logic/entity/ForecastConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/no/nibio/vips/logic/entity/ForecastConfiguration.java
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ public class ForecastConfiguration implements Serializable, Comparable {
     private Boolean useGridWeatherData;
     
     public Boolean getUseGridWeatherData() {
-        return useGridWeatherData;
+        return useGridWeatherData != null ? useGridWeatherData : Boolean.FALSE;
     }
 
     public void setUseGridWeatherData(Boolean useGridWeatherData) {