diff --git a/fine-itext/src/com/fr/third/v2/lowagie/text/pdf/PdfLine.java b/fine-itext/src/com/fr/third/v2/lowagie/text/pdf/PdfLine.java
index 72ae7d640..149aaa007 100644
--- a/fine-itext/src/com/fr/third/v2/lowagie/text/pdf/PdfLine.java
+++ b/fine-itext/src/com/fr/third/v2/lowagie/text/pdf/PdfLine.java
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ public class PdfLine {
         if (chunk.isBreakTag()) {
             addToLine(chunk);
             width = 0;
-            return null;
+            return new PdfChunk("", chunk);
         }
 
         // we split the chunk to be added