diff --git a/java/com/android/dialer/app/calllog/VisualVoicemailCallLogFragment.java b/java/com/android/dialer/app/calllog/VisualVoicemailCallLogFragment.java
index f1ede89..458c052 100644
--- a/java/com/android/dialer/app/calllog/VisualVoicemailCallLogFragment.java
+++ b/java/com/android/dialer/app/calllog/VisualVoicemailCallLogFragment.java
@@ -151,7 +151,9 @@
   @Override
   public void fetchCalls() {
     super.fetchCalls();
-    FragmentUtils.getParentUnsafe(this, CallLogFragmentListener.class).updateTabUnreadCounts();
+    if (FragmentUtils.getParent(this, CallLogFragmentListener.class) != null) {
+      FragmentUtils.getParentUnsafe(this, CallLogFragmentListener.class).updateTabUnreadCounts();
+    }
   }
 
   @Override