diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/BulletsModule.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/BulletsModule.cpp
index ef21bd9723..a654160cd3 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/BulletsModule.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/BulletsModule.cpp
@@ -159,7 +159,8 @@ void BulletsModule::selectItem(int font, int character, bool select)
 		return;
 
 	QListWidget * lw = static_cast<QListWidget *>(bulletpaneSW->widget(font));
-	lw->item(character)->setSelected(select);
+	if (lw && lw->item(character))
+		lw->item(character)->setSelected(select);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiPrefs.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiPrefs.cpp
index e9bdbaf522..93b782687e 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiPrefs.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiPrefs.cpp
@@ -3448,7 +3448,8 @@ void PrefShortcuts::shortcutOkPressed()
 	if (item) {
 		user_bind_.bind(&k, func);
 		shortcutsTW->sortItems(0, Qt::AscendingOrder);
-		item->parent()->setExpanded(true);
+		if (item->parent())
+			item->parent()->setExpanded(true);
 		shortcutsTW->setCurrentItem(item);
 		shortcutsTW->scrollToItem(item);
 	} else {