diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index b52a8dcbb..73106527b 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Anil K. Vijendran
 Anli Shundi
 Anthony Goubard
 Anthony Green
+Antoine Baudoux
 Antoine Levy-Lambert
 Anton Mazkovoi
 Arnaud Vandyck
diff --git a/WHATSNEW b/WHATSNEW
index a65a90a59..d05c542f6 100644
--- a/WHATSNEW
+++ b/WHATSNEW
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ Fixed bugs:
  
 * -autoproxy turns Java1.5+ automatic proxy support on. Bugzilla 41904
 
+* handle null result of system getProperty(). Bugzilla 42334.
+
 Other changes:
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diff --git a/contributors.xml b/contributors.xml
index e09ceacaf..45c75449f 100644
--- a/contributors.xml
+++ b/contributors.xml
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@
     <first>Anthony</first>
     <last>Green</last>
   </name>
+  <name>
+    <first>Antoine</first>
+    <last>Baudoux</last>
+  </name>
   <name>
     <first>Antoine</first>
     <last>Levy-Lambert</last>