diff --git a/src/main/java/org/qortal/arbitrary/ArbitraryDataBuildQueueItem.java b/src/main/java/org/qortal/arbitrary/ArbitraryDataBuildQueueItem.java
index 78f3f00a..00999ee3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/qortal/arbitrary/ArbitraryDataBuildQueueItem.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/qortal/arbitrary/ArbitraryDataBuildQueueItem.java
@@ -79,7 +79,10 @@ public class ArbitraryDataBuildQueueItem extends ArbitraryDataResource {
     }
 
     public Integer getPriority() {
-        return this.priority;
+        if (this.priority != null) {
+            return this.priority;
+        }
+        return 0;
     }
 
     public void setPriority(Integer priority) {