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diff --git a/src/jalview/appletgui/AnnotationPanel.java b/src/jalview/appletgui/AnnotationPanel.java
index ec5fbc6..f7ba2fe 100755
--- a/src/jalview/appletgui/AnnotationPanel.java
+++ b/src/jalview/appletgui/AnnotationPanel.java
@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@ public class AnnotationPanel
     if (activeRow == -1)
     {
       AlignmentAnnotation[] aa = av.alignment.getAlignmentAnnotation();
+      if(aa ==null)
+        return;
+
       for (int j = 0; j < aa.length; j++)
       {
         if (aa[j].editable)