diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/HtmlHelper.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/HtmlHelper.java
index 9aa4477090..069284cc42 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/HtmlHelper.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/HtmlHelper.java
@@ -3977,6 +3977,8 @@ public class HtmlHelper {
     }
 
     static void clearComposingText(TextView view) {
+        if (view == null)
+            return;
         view.clearComposingText();
     }