X-Git-Url: http://source.jalview.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=src%2Fjalview%2Fgui%2FFeatureSettings.java;fp=src%2Fjalview%2Fgui%2FFeatureSettings.java;h=4d3180548c4b082a4e52981e9e3f0850fbf75d69;hb=baa2e07274156889e542d42a77b01e6fd78cedc8;hp=184fdc51479d167d84a313598fbb8f41cb69cfd5;hpb=b72ed01b68a8572022f912687db5be60b53c15cf;p=jalview.git

diff --git a/src/jalview/gui/FeatureSettings.java b/src/jalview/gui/FeatureSettings.java
index 184fdc5..4d31805 100644
--- a/src/jalview/gui/FeatureSettings.java
+++ b/src/jalview/gui/FeatureSettings.java
@@ -1787,11 +1787,15 @@ public class FeatureSettings extends JPanel
     {
       FeatureMatcherSetI theFilter = (FeatureMatcherSetI) filter;
       setOpaque(true);
-      String asText = theFilter.toString();
       setBackground(tbl.getBackground());
-      this.setText(asText);
       this.setIcon(null);
 
+      if (theFilter != null)
+      {
+        String asText = theFilter.toString();
+        this.setText(asText);
+      }
+
       if (isSelected)
       {
         if (selectedBorder == null)