diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterMessage.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterMessage.java
index 34ab7f8d4b..11f0d8ee1d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterMessage.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterMessage.java
@@ -4985,7 +4985,7 @@ public class AdapterMessage extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AdapterMessage.ViewHold
         this.differ.addPagedListListener(new AsyncPagedListDiffer.PagedListListener<TupleMessageEx>() {
             @Override
             public void onCurrentListChanged(@Nullable PagedList<TupleMessageEx> previousList, @Nullable PagedList<TupleMessageEx> currentList) {
-                if (gotoTop) {
+                if (gotoTop && previousList != null) {
                     gotoTop = false;
                     properties.scrollTo(0, 0);
                 }