Setting update="false" for an FK in a Mapping file can result into a NullPointerExeption in AbstractType.getHashCode() ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Key: HHH-1068 URL: http://opensource.atlassian.com/projects/hibernate/browse/HHH-1068 Project: Hibernate Core Issue Type: Bug Reporter: Nico De Groote Setting update="false" for an property that is used as a FK in a Mapping file can result into a NullPointerExeption in AbstractType.getHashCode() In the PersistenceContext there is a mapping where the EntityEntry does contain a null value (see the loadedState array), whereas the business object is correctly filled in.