diff --git a/app/widget/timelinewidget/view/timelineview.cpp b/app/widget/timelinewidget/view/timelineview.cpp
index b1a3c364b..e07c981f6 100644
--- a/app/widget/timelinewidget/view/timelineview.cpp
+++ b/app/widget/timelinewidget/view/timelineview.cpp
@@ -589,6 +589,10 @@ void TimelineView::ConnectTrackList(TrackList *list)
 
 void TimelineView::SetBeamCursor(const TimelineCoordinate &coord)
 {
+  if (!connected_track_list_) {
+    return;
+  }
+
   bool update_required = coord.GetTrack().type() == connected_track_list_->type()
       || cursor_coord_.GetTrack().type() == connected_track_list_->type();