diff --git a/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/dao/ApplicationEvaluationDao.java b/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/dao/ApplicationEvaluationDao.java
index 9c631fbf..57158cad 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/dao/ApplicationEvaluationDao.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/dao/ApplicationEvaluationDao.java
@@ -2569,7 +2569,7 @@ public class ApplicationEvaluationDao {
     public void processTechnicalEvaluation(Long applicationId, ApplicationEntity applicationEntity, ApplicationStatusForEvaluation status, ApplicationEvaluationEntity evaluationEntity){
         log.info("Starting process for checking scores for applicationId: {}", applicationId);
             String criteriaJson = evaluationEntity.getCriteria();
-            if (criteriaJson != null){
+            if (criteriaJson != null && applicationEntity.getCall().getThreshold()!=null ){
                 BigDecimal totalScore = calculateTotalScore(evaluationEntity.getCriteria());
                 if (totalScore.compareTo(new BigDecimal(applicationEntity.getCall().getThreshold())) >= 0) {
                     applicationEntity.setStatus(status.getValue());