X-Git-Url: http://source.jalview.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=src%2Fjalview%2Fio%2FFileLoader.java;h=0fc4aa86af4e812147062be4bef39a366332c8ca;hb=37a5dfc3c72a42689e90ad8a0e118e8855d9868b;hp=77f2a79d792a5340ad13bd7ef8012a5a98cd7d9b;hpb=a6afc82877599e6ad2c52f01249c36338f251983;p=jalview.git

diff --git a/src/jalview/io/FileLoader.java b/src/jalview/io/FileLoader.java
index 77f2a79..0fc4aa8 100755
--- a/src/jalview/io/FileLoader.java
+++ b/src/jalview/io/FileLoader.java
@@ -125,7 +125,8 @@ public class FileLoader
 
     public void run()
     {
-      Desktop.instance.startLoading(file);
+      if (Desktop.instance != null)
+        Desktop.instance.startLoading(file);
 
       SequenceI[] sequences = null;
 
@@ -178,7 +179,8 @@ public class FileLoader
         }
         else
         {
-          Desktop.instance.stopLoading();
+          if (Desktop.instance != null)
+            Desktop.instance.stopLoading();
 
           JOptionPane.showInternalMessageDialog(Desktop.desktop,
                                                 "Couldn't load file " + file +
@@ -194,7 +196,8 @@ public class FileLoader
         updateRecentlyOpened();
       }
 
-      Desktop.instance.stopLoading();
+      if (Desktop.instance != null)
+        Desktop.instance.stopLoading();
 
     }
   }