diff --git a/src/accounts/twitter/TwitterAccount.cpp b/src/accounts/twitter/TwitterAccount.cpp
index 852968c31..1856fe42e 100644
--- a/src/accounts/twitter/TwitterAccount.cpp
+++ b/src/accounts/twitter/TwitterAccount.cpp
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ TwitterAccount::configDialogAuthedSignalSlot( bool authed )
 Account::ConnectionState
 TwitterAccount::connectionState() const
 {
+    if ( m_twitterSipPlugin.isNull() )
+        return Account::Disconnected;
+
     return m_twitterSipPlugin.data()->connectionState();
 }