diff --git a/code/modules/client/preference/link_processing.dm b/code/modules/client/preference/link_processing.dm
index 779b232838d..585a9b8d619 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preference/link_processing.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preference/link_processing.dm
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@
 						var/list/actualview = getviewsize(parent.view)
 						parent.void.UpdateGreed(actualview[1],actualview[2])
 
-					parent.debug_text_overlay.update_view(parent)
+					parent.debug_text_overlay?.update_view(parent)
 
 				if("afk_watch")
 					if(!(toggles2 & PREFTOGGLE_2_AFKWATCH))