diff --git a/src/inkscape.cpp b/src/inkscape.cpp
index 829aacdc989166f99afac3b7f6beaef68b88351e..c167be493c0900a05a12b9560472da180c80b6a8 100644 (file)
--- a/src/inkscape.cpp
+++ b/src/inkscape.cpp
return NULL;
}
- Inkscape::XML::Node *repr = Inkscape::Preferences::get()->root();
+ Inkscape::XML::Node *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
+ if ( !prefs ) {
+ return NULL;
+ }
+
+ Inkscape::XML::Node *repr = prefs->root();
if (!repr) return NULL;
g_assert (!(strcmp (repr->name(), "inkscape")));