diff --git a/src/com/android/browser/BrowserActivity.java b/src/com/android/browser/BrowserActivity.java
index e98ab43..aca7003 100644
--- a/src/com/android/browser/BrowserActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/browser/BrowserActivity.java
@@ -3737,11 +3737,15 @@
             // Nothing to do.
             return;
         }
+        Tab t = mTabControl.getCurrentTab();
+        if (t == null) {
+            // There is no current tab so we cannot toggle the error console
+            return;
+        }
 
         mShouldShowErrorConsole = flag;
 
-        ErrorConsoleView errorConsole = mTabControl.getCurrentTab()
-                .getErrorConsole(true);
+        ErrorConsoleView errorConsole = t.getErrorConsole(true);
 
         if (flag) {
             // Setting the show state of the console will cause it's the layout to be inflated.