diff --git a/epmet-module/data-aggregator/data-aggregator-server/src/main/java/com/epmet/dataaggre/service/commonservice/impl/AreaCodeServiceImpl.java b/epmet-module/data-aggregator/data-aggregator-server/src/main/java/com/epmet/dataaggre/service/commonservice/impl/AreaCodeServiceImpl.java
index ed6ce54264..be9d117721 100644
--- a/epmet-module/data-aggregator/data-aggregator-server/src/main/java/com/epmet/dataaggre/service/commonservice/impl/AreaCodeServiceImpl.java
+++ b/epmet-module/data-aggregator/data-aggregator-server/src/main/java/com/epmet/dataaggre/service/commonservice/impl/AreaCodeServiceImpl.java
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ import com.epmet.dataaggre.dto.govorg.form.NextAreaCodeFormDTO;
 import com.epmet.dataaggre.dto.govorg.result.NextAreaCodeResultDTO;
 import com.epmet.dataaggre.service.commonservice.AreaCodeService;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
-import org.apache.commons.collections4.CollectionUtils;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
+import org.springframework.util.CollectionUtils;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -67,9 +67,10 @@ public class AreaCodeServiceImpl implements AreaCodeService {
                 break;
             default:
         }
-        if (CollectionUtils.isNotEmpty(list)) {
-            list.add(other);
+        if (CollectionUtils.isEmpty(list)) {
+            list = new ArrayList<>();
         }
+        list.add(other);
         return list;
     }
 }