diff --git a/DroidFishApp/src/main/java/org/petero/droidfish/activities/LoadFEN.java b/DroidFishApp/src/main/java/org/petero/droidfish/activities/LoadFEN.java
index e0e51ab..7557ede 100644
--- a/DroidFishApp/src/main/java/org/petero/droidfish/activities/LoadFEN.java
+++ b/DroidFishApp/src/main/java/org/petero/droidfish/activities/LoadFEN.java
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ public class LoadFEN extends ListActivity {
     @Override
     public void onConfigurationChanged(Configuration newConfig) {
         super.onConfigurationChanged(newConfig);
-        if (binding.loadfenChessboard != null) {
+        if (binding != null && binding.loadfenChessboard != null) {
             Position pos = binding.loadfenChessboard.pos;
             showList();
             binding.loadfenChessboard.setPosition(pos);