diff --git a/src/Mod/Web/Gui/BrowserView.cpp b/src/Mod/Web/Gui/BrowserView.cpp
index b380aaa384..307db2ecc6 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Web/Gui/BrowserView.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Web/Gui/BrowserView.cpp
@@ -329,7 +329,8 @@ void BrowserView::onLinkClicked (const QUrl & url)
                     QMessageBox::critical(this, tr("Error"), QString::fromUtf8(e.what()));
                 }
 
-                if(this->getAppDocument()->testStatus(App::Document::PartialRestore))
+                App::Document *doc = BaseView::getAppDocument();
+                if(doc && doc->testStatus(App::Document::PartialRestore))
                     QMessageBox::critical(this, tr("Error"), tr("There were errors while loading the file. Some data might have been modified or not recovered at all. Look in the report view for more specific information about the objects involved."));
             }
         }