java.lang.NullPointerException
	at org.thoughtslive.jenkins.plugins.jira.steps.NewIssueStep$Execution.run(NewIssueStep.java:76)
	at org.thoughtslive.jenkins.plugins.jira.steps.NewIssueStep$Execution.run(NewIssueStep.java:56)
	at org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.steps.SynchronousNonBlockingStepExecution$1$1.call(SynchronousNonBlockingStepExecution.java:49)
	at hudson.security.ACL.impersonate(ACL.java:260)
	at org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.steps.SynchronousNonBlockingStepExecution$1.run(SynchronousNonBlockingStepExecution.java:46)
	at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:511)
	at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266)
	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1142)
	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:617)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)

@Override
protected ResponseData<Object> run() throws Exception {
    ResponseData<Object> response = verifyInput();
    if (response == null) {
        logger.println("JIRA: Site - " + siteName + " - Creating new issue: "               + step.getIssue());
        final String description = step.isAuditLog()
        ?         addPanelMeta(step.getIssue().getFields().get("description").toString())
       : step.getIssue().getFields().get("description").toString();
        step.getIssue().getFields().put("description", description);
        response = jiraService.createIssue(step.getIssue());
    }
return logResponse(response);
}