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diff --git a/src/jalview/ext/ensembl/EnsemblFeatures.java b/src/jalview/ext/ensembl/EnsemblFeatures.java
index b28a37f..7570822 100644
--- a/src/jalview/ext/ensembl/EnsemblFeatures.java
+++ b/src/jalview/ext/ensembl/EnsemblFeatures.java
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ class EnsemblFeatures extends EnsemblRestClient
     List<String> queries = new ArrayList<String>();
     queries.add(query);
     FileParse fp = getSequenceReader(queries);
+    if (fp == null || !fp.isValid())
+    {
+      return null;
+    }
     FeaturesFile fr = new FeaturesFile(fp);
     return new Alignment(fr.getSeqsAsArray());
   }