diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/PeersDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/PeersDialog.cpp
index e870131f2..31dc4ffcc 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/PeersDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/PeersDialog.cpp
@@ -211,6 +211,11 @@ PeersDialog::PeersDialog(QWidget *parent)
 
 void PeersDialog::peertreeWidgetCostumPopupMenu( QPoint point )
 {
+       QTreeWidgetItem *c = getCurrentPeer();
+       if (!c) {
+           //no peer selected
+           return;
+       }
 
       QMenu contextMnu( this );
       QMouseEvent *mevent = new QMouseEvent( QEvent::MouseButtonPress, point, Qt::RightButton, Qt::RightButton, Qt::NoModifier );
@@ -239,7 +244,6 @@ void PeersDialog::peertreeWidgetCostumPopupMenu( QPoint point )
       exportfriendAct = new QAction(QIcon(IMAGE_EXPIORTFRIEND), tr( "Export Friend" ), this );
       connect( exportfriendAct , SIGNAL( triggered() ), this, SLOT( exportfriend() ) );
 
-      QTreeWidgetItem *c = getCurrentPeer();
       if (c->type() == 0) {
           //this is a GPG key
           removefriendAct = new QAction(QIcon(IMAGE_REMOVEFRIEND), tr( "Deny Friend" ), this );