diff --git a/app/widget/timelinewidget/tool/import.cpp b/app/widget/timelinewidget/tool/import.cpp
index 52cfaacd9..d51060ed0 100644
--- a/app/widget/timelinewidget/tool/import.cpp
+++ b/app/widget/timelinewidget/tool/import.cpp
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ void ImportTool::FootageToGhosts(rational ghost_start, const DraggedFootageData
   for (auto it=sorted.cbegin(); it!=sorted.cend(); it++) {
     ViewerOutput* footage = it->first;
 
-    if (footage == sequence() || sequence()->OutputsTo(footage, true)) {
+    if (footage == sequence() || (sequence() && sequence()->OutputsTo(footage, true))) {
       // Prevent cyclical dependency
       continue;
     }