diff --git a/tika-parsers/src/main/java/org/apache/tika/parser/mp4/MP4Parser.java b/tika-parsers/src/main/java/org/apache/tika/parser/mp4/MP4Parser.java
index 0d6f0681d9..f568839166 100644
--- a/tika-parsers/src/main/java/org/apache/tika/parser/mp4/MP4Parser.java
+++ b/tika-parsers/src/main/java/org/apache/tika/parser/mp4/MP4Parser.java
@@ -200,16 +200,18 @@ public void parse(
 
                     // Get the sample information
                     SampleTableBox samples = track.getSampleTableBox();
-                    SampleDescriptionBox sampleDesc = samples.getSampleDescriptionBox();
-                    if (sampleDesc != null) {
-                        // Look for the first Audio Sample, if present
-                        AudioSampleEntry sample = getOrNull(sampleDesc, AudioSampleEntry.class);
-                        if (sample != null) {
-                            XMPDM.ChannelTypePropertyConverter.convertAndSet(metadata, sample.getChannelCount());
-                            //metadata.set(XMPDM.AUDIO_SAMPLE_TYPE, sample.getSampleSize());    // TODO Num -> Type mapping
-                            metadata.set(XMPDM.AUDIO_SAMPLE_RATE, (int) sample.getSampleRate());
-                            //metadata.set(XMPDM.AUDIO_, sample.getSamplesPerPacket());
-                            //metadata.set(XMPDM.AUDIO_, sample.getBytesPerSample());
+                    if (samples !=  null) {
+                        SampleDescriptionBox sampleDesc = samples.getSampleDescriptionBox();
+                        if (sampleDesc != null) {
+                            // Look for the first Audio Sample, if present
+                            AudioSampleEntry sample = getOrNull(sampleDesc, AudioSampleEntry.class);
+                            if (sample != null) {
+                                XMPDM.ChannelTypePropertyConverter.convertAndSet(metadata, sample.getChannelCount());
+                                //metadata.set(XMPDM.AUDIO_SAMPLE_TYPE, sample.getSampleSize());    // TODO Num -> Type mapping
+                                metadata.set(XMPDM.AUDIO_SAMPLE_RATE, (int) sample.getSampleRate());
+                                //metadata.set(XMPDM.AUDIO_, sample.getSamplesPerPacket());
+                                //metadata.set(XMPDM.AUDIO_, sample.getBytesPerSample());
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }