diff --git a/src/main/java/com/example/MyClass.java b/src/main/java/com/example/MyClass.java
index e7d8f38..caab7f1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/example/MyClass.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/example/MyClass.java
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ public class MyClass {
     public void processItems(List<Item> items) {
         for (Item item : items) {
-            if (item.getValue().equalsIgnoreCase("example")) {
+            // Fixing NullPointerException by adding a null check
+            String itemValue = item.getValue();
+            if (itemValue != null && itemValue.equalsIgnoreCase("example")) {
                 processExampleItem(item);
             }
         }