The nexti command should not be even allowed to run on a corefile process, and checks should be placed to check for proper usage. Current usage: [pmuldoon@localhost frysk_bin]$ ./frysk-core/frysk/bindir/fhpd core.11108 Attached to core file: /home/pmuldoon/frysk_bin/core.11108 (fhpd) nexti Internal Error: java.lang.NullPointerException at frysk.stepping.SteppingEngine.stepNextInstruction(fhpd) at frysk.hpd.StepNextiCommand.interpret(fhpd) at frysk.hpd.ParameterizedCommand.interpret(fhpd) at frysk.hpd.MultiLevelCommand.interpret(fhpd) at frysk.hpd.CLI.execCommand(fhpd) at frysk.bindir.fhpd.main(fhpd)