diff --git a/src/gui/owncloudgui.cpp b/src/gui/owncloudgui.cpp
index 9b8c42a7b..3f1cee09c 100644
--- a/src/gui/owncloudgui.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/owncloudgui.cpp
@@ -658,7 +658,9 @@ void ownCloudGui::slotShowShareDialog(const QString &sharePath, const QString &l
     }
 
     // For https://github.com/owncloud/client/issues/3783
-    _settingsDialog->hide();
+    if (_settingsDialog) {
+        _settingsDialog->hide();
+    }
 
     const auto accountState = folder->accountState();