diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/slices/SliceDeepLinkSpringBoard.java b/src/com/android/settings/slices/SliceDeepLinkSpringBoard.java
index 2ff071eebc0..88263e84253 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/slices/SliceDeepLinkSpringBoard.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/slices/SliceDeepLinkSpringBoard.java
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ import android.content.Intent;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.provider.Settings;
+import android.text.TextUtils;
+import android.util.EventLog;
 import android.util.Log;
 
 import com.android.settings.bluetooth.BluetoothSliceBuilder;
@@ -71,6 +73,12 @@ public class SliceDeepLinkSpringBoard extends Activity {
     }
 
     private static Uri parse(Uri uri) {
-        return Uri.parse(uri.getQueryParameter(EXTRA_SLICE));
+        final String sliceParameter = uri.getQueryParameter(EXTRA_SLICE);
+        if (TextUtils.isEmpty(sliceParameter)) {
+            EventLog.writeEvent(0x534e4554, "122836081", -1, "");
+            return null;
+        } else {
+            return Uri.parse(sliceParameter);
+        }
     }
 }