Index: magnolia-module-standard-templating-kit/src/main/java/info/magnolia/module/templatingkit/templates/SingletonParagraphTemplateModel.java
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--- magnolia-module-standard-templating-kit/src/main/java/info/magnolia/module/templatingkit/templates/SingletonParagraphTemplateModel.java	(revision 31608)
+++ magnolia-module-standard-templating-kit/src/main/java/info/magnolia/module/templatingkit/templates/SingletonParagraphTemplateModel.java	(working copy)
@@ -118,20 +118,22 @@
     }
 
     private void createMainArea(STKTemplate templateDef) {
-        SingletonParagraphMainArea singletonDef = (SingletonParagraphMainArea)templateDef.getMainArea();
-        try {
-            Content mainCollection = ContentUtil.getOrCreateContent(content, "main", ItemType.CONTENTNODE, true);
-            if (!mainCollection.hasContent(SINGLETON_NODE_NAME)) {
-                Content singletonNode = mainCollection.createContent(SINGLETON_NODE_NAME, ItemType.CONTENTNODE);
-                singletonNode.getMetaData().setTemplate(singletonDef.getAutoGeneratedParagraph().getName());
+        if( templateDef.getMainArea() != null && templateDef.getMainArea() instanceof SingletonParagraphMainArea) {
+          SingletonParagraphMainArea singletonDef = (SingletonParagraphMainArea)templateDef.getMainArea();
+          try {
+              Content mainCollection = ContentUtil.getOrCreateContent(content, "main", ItemType.CONTENTNODE, true);
+              if (!mainCollection.hasContent(SINGLETON_NODE_NAME)) {
+                  Content singletonNode = mainCollection.createContent(SINGLETON_NODE_NAME, ItemType.CONTENTNODE);
+                  singletonNode.getMetaData().setTemplate(singletonDef.getAutoGeneratedParagraph().getName());
 
-                setDefaultValues(singletonNode, singletonDef.getAutoGeneratedParagraph().getDefaultValues());
+                  setDefaultValues(singletonNode, singletonDef.getAutoGeneratedParagraph().getDefaultValues());
 
-                mainCollection.save();
-            }
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            throw new IllegalStateException("Can't create singleton paragraph", e);
-        }
+                  mainCollection.save();
+              }
+          } catch (Exception e) {
+              throw new IllegalStateException("Can't create singleton paragraph", e);
+          }
+        }//end if generate main area
     }
 
     protected void setDefaultValues(Content singletonNode, Map defaultValues)