diff --git a/src/android/com/unprompted/tildefriends/MainActivity.java b/src/android/com/unprompted/tildefriends/MainActivity.java
index 598fb788..37013920 100644
--- a/src/android/com/unprompted/tildefriends/MainActivity.java
+++ b/src/android/com/unprompted/tildefriends/MainActivity.java
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public class MainActivity extends Activity {
 								});
 							}
 						}
-						if (!key.reset()) {
+						if (key != null && !key.reset()) {
 							Log.w("tildefriends", "watcher is no longer valid");
 							break;
 						}