diff --git a/gui/model.c b/gui/model.c
index 23f1978a..cdd6bf17 100644
--- a/gui/model.c
+++ b/gui/model.c
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ void gui_queue_model_add(struct queue *queue, unsigned int row)
 	GtkTreePath *path;
 	GtkTreeIter  iter;
 
-	if (queue != queue_model->gqm_queue)
+	if (!queue_model || queue != queue_model->gqm_queue)
 		return;
 
 	path = gtk_tree_path_new_from_indices(row, -1);