X-Git-Url: http://source.jalview.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=src%2Fjalview%2Fgui%2FSeqCanvas.java;fp=src%2Fjalview%2Fgui%2FSeqCanvas.java;h=459f0044d36a034cc51b206121388492be455a0b;hb=d913da3552b4050d425eba551a50921efcc25f21;hp=11371531549941169b306f1e84e1cf7c235972f8;hpb=df5a1f6d94112ff8485114b2cc249f4364277dd9;p=jalview.git

diff --git a/src/jalview/gui/SeqCanvas.java b/src/jalview/gui/SeqCanvas.java
index 1137153..459f004 100755
--- a/src/jalview/gui/SeqCanvas.java
+++ b/src/jalview/gui/SeqCanvas.java
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ public class SeqCanvas extends JPanel implements ViewportListenerI
   @Override
   public void paintComponent(Graphics g)
   {
-    if (av.getAlignPanel().getHoldRepaint())
+    if (av==null || av.getAlignPanel()==null || av.getAlignPanel().getHoldRepaint())
     {
       return;
     }