diff --git a/discover/libdiscover/backends/FlatpakBackend/FlatpakNotifier.cpp b/discover/libdiscover/backends/FlatpakBackend/FlatpakNotifier.cpp
index 7d2e4df6..238b1dd6 100644
--- a/discover/libdiscover/backends/FlatpakBackend/FlatpakNotifier.cpp
+++ b/discover/libdiscover/backends/FlatpakBackend/FlatpakNotifier.cpp
@@ -123,8 +123,10 @@ bool FlatpakNotifier::Installation::ensureInitialized(std::function<FlatpakInsta
 {
     if (!m_installation) {
         m_installation = func();
-        m_monitor = flatpak_installation_create_monitor(m_installation, cancellable, error);
-        g_signal_connect(m_monitor, "changed", G_CALLBACK(installationChanged), this);
+        if (m_installation) {
+            m_monitor = flatpak_installation_create_monitor(m_installation, cancellable, error);
+            g_signal_connect(m_monitor, "changed", G_CALLBACK(installationChanged), this);
+        }
     }
     return m_installation && m_monitor;
 }