diff --git a/YACReaderLibrary/db/folder_model.cpp b/YACReaderLibrary/db/folder_model.cpp
index 1131a1c4..801b9899 100644
--- a/YACReaderLibrary/db/folder_model.cpp
+++ b/YACReaderLibrary/db/folder_model.cpp
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ QHash<int, QByteArray> FolderModel::roleNames() const
 
 void FolderModel::reload()
 {
+    if (rootItem == nullptr)
+        return;
+
     if (!isSubfolder) {
         auto newModelData = createModelData(_databasePath);