diff --git a/source/glest_game/facilities/components.cpp b/source/glest_game/facilities/components.cpp
index 43f1f11..909d61f 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/facilities/components.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/facilities/components.cpp
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ bool GraphicLabel::mouseMove(int x, int y) {
 	}
 
 	int useWidth = w;
-	if(text.length() > 0 && font3D != NULL) {
+	if(text.length() > 0 && font3D != NULL && font3D->getTextHandler() != NULL) {
 		float lineWidth = (font3D->getTextHandler()->Advance(text.c_str()) * Shared::Graphics::Font::scaleFontValue);
 		useWidth = (int)lineWidth;
 	}