diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/core/instrumentation/StatsLogWriter.java b/src/com/android/settings/core/instrumentation/StatsLogWriter.java
index aa5a60e2e1b..14e5d21e1d8 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/core/instrumentation/StatsLogWriter.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/core/instrumentation/StatsLogWriter.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public class StatsLogWriter implements LogWriter {
                 attribution, /* from pageId */
                 SettingsEnums.PAGE_VISIBLE /* action */,
                 pageId, /* target pageId */
-                null /* changedPreferenceKey */,
+                "" /* changedPreferenceKey */,
                 latency /* changedPreferenceIntValue */);
     }
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public class StatsLogWriter implements LogWriter {
                 SettingsEnums.PAGE_UNKNOWN /* attribution */,
                 SettingsEnums.PAGE_HIDE /* action */,
                 pageId,
-                null /* changedPreferenceKey */,
+                "" /* changedPreferenceKey */,
                 visibleTime /* changedPreferenceIntValue */);
     }