Must check if group.sequences are null in remove gaps

[jalview.git] / src / jalview / appletgui / AlignFrame.java

diff --git a/src/jalview/appletgui/AlignFrame.java b/src/jalview/appletgui/AlignFrame.java
index 491d2be..d320dc5 100755 (executable)
--- a/src/jalview/appletgui/AlignFrame.java
+++ b/src/jalview/appletgui/AlignFrame.java
@@ -567,8 +567,9 @@ public class AlignFrame
 \r
     int start=0, end = viewport.alignment.getWidth();\r
 \r
-    if(viewport.getSelectionGroup()!=null\r
-     || viewport.getSelectionGroup().sequences.size()<1)\r
+    if (viewport.getSelectionGroup() != null\r
+        && viewport.getSelectionGroup().sequences != null\r
+        && viewport.getSelectionGroup().sequences.size()>0)\r
     {\r
       seqs = viewport.getSelectionGroup().sequences;\r
       start = viewport.getSelectionGroup().getStartRes();\r