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diff --git a/src/jalview/io/vamsas/Tree.java b/src/jalview/io/vamsas/Tree.java
index a45c98d..eb4af4a 100644
--- a/src/jalview/io/vamsas/Tree.java
+++ b/src/jalview/io/vamsas/Tree.java
@@ -557,6 +557,10 @@ public class Tree extends DatastoreItem
   {
     try
     {
+      if (ntree==null)
+      {
+        return false;
+      }
       ntree.parse();
       if (ntree.getTree() != null)
       {