diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/DefaultCodegen.java b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/DefaultCodegen.java
index a289b8d686a..89361218f02 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/DefaultCodegen.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/DefaultCodegen.java
@@ -593,6 +593,9 @@ public class DefaultCodegen {
      */
     @SuppressWarnings("static-method") 
     public String toExampleValue(Property p) {
+        if(p.getExample() != null) {
+            return p.getExample().toString();
+        }
         if (p instanceof StringProperty) {
             return "null";
         } else if (p instanceof BooleanProperty) {
diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/JavaJerseyServerCodegen.java b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/JavaJerseyServerCodegen.java
index 09865ca1e3d..beec6776656 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/JavaJerseyServerCodegen.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/JavaJerseyServerCodegen.java
@@ -63,8 +63,15 @@ public class JavaJerseyServerCodegen extends AbstractJavaJAXRSServerCodegen
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void processOpts()
-    {
+    public void postProcessModelProperty(CodegenModel model, CodegenProperty property) {
+        super.postProcessModelProperty(model, property);
+        if("null".equals(property.example)) {
+            property.example = null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void processOpts() {
         super.processOpts();
 
         if ( additionalProperties.containsKey(CodegenConstants.IMPL_FOLDER) ) {