diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/webview/WebViewActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/webview/WebViewActivity.kt
index 2a00ad948..c8da67c04 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/webview/WebViewActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/webview/WebViewActivity.kt
@@ -139,8 +139,10 @@ class WebViewActivity : BaseViewBindingActivity<WebviewActivityBinding>() {
     }
 
     override fun onDestroy() {
-        binding.webview?.destroy()
         super.onDestroy()
+
+        // Binding sometimes isn't actually instantiated yet somehow
+        binding?.webview?.destroy()
     }
 
     override fun onCreateOptionsMenu(menu: Menu): Boolean {