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diff --git a/src/jalview/ext/ensembl/EnsemblSeqProxy.java b/src/jalview/ext/ensembl/EnsemblSeqProxy.java
index 7aa7178..732bc0f 100644
--- a/src/jalview/ext/ensembl/EnsemblSeqProxy.java
+++ b/src/jalview/ext/ensembl/EnsemblSeqProxy.java
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ public abstract class EnsemblSeqProxy extends EnsemblRestClient
       EnsemblFeatureType[] features = getFeaturesToFetch();
       AlignmentI geneFeatures = gffFetcher.getSequenceRecords(accId,
               features);
-      if (geneFeatures.getHeight() > 0)
+      if (geneFeatures != null && geneFeatures.getHeight() > 0)
       {
         genomicSequence = geneFeatures.getSequenceAt(0);
       }