diff --git a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/l10n/LocalizedStringType.java b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/l10n/LocalizedStringType.java
index e6690ba64..1681f46ac 100644
--- a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/l10n/LocalizedStringType.java
+++ b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/l10n/LocalizedStringType.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import java.util.Objects;
 
 import javax.json.Json;
 import javax.json.JsonObject;
+import javax.json.JsonReader;
 import javax.json.JsonWriter;
 
 /**
@@ -77,11 +78,12 @@ public class LocalizedStringType implements UserType {
         final String cellContent = resultSet.getString(names[0]);
         if (cellContent == null) {
             return null;
+        } else {
+            try (StringReader strReader = new StringReader(cellContent);
+                 JsonReader jsonReader = Json.createReader(strReader)) {
+                return LocalizedString.fromJson(jsonReader.readObject());
+            }
         }
-
-        return LocalizedString.fromJson(
-            Json.createReader(new StringReader(cellContent)).readObject()
-        );
     }
 
     @Override