diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
index 8695057a2..a59d76dfb 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -1630,7 +1630,8 @@ NATStatus *MainWindow::natstatusInstance()
 
 void MainWindow::torstatusReset()
 {
-	torstatus->reset();
+	if(torstatus != nullptr)
+		torstatus->reset();
 }
 DHTStatus *MainWindow::dhtstatusInstance()
 {