diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/local/feed/FeedFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/local/feed/FeedFragment.kt
index 83882d35f..0b61f45fb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/local/feed/FeedFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/local/feed/FeedFragment.kt
@@ -607,9 +607,13 @@ class FeedFragment : BaseStateFragment<FeedState>() {
                 execOnEnd = {
                     // Disabled animations would result in immediately hiding the button
                     // after it showed up
-                    if (DeviceUtils.hasAnimationsAnimatorDurationEnabled(context)) {
-                        // Hide the new items-"popup" after 10s
-                        hideNewItemsLoaded(true, 10000)
+                    // Context can be null in some cases, so we have to make sure it is not null in
+                    // order to avoid a NullPointerException
+                    context?.let {
+                        if (DeviceUtils.hasAnimationsAnimatorDurationEnabled(it)) {
+                            // Hide the new items button after 10s
+                            hideNewItemsLoaded(true, 10000)
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             )