diff --git a/src/backendchoosedialog.cpp b/src/backendchoosedialog.cpp
index 87f6b569..e95b1c6d 100644
--- a/src/backendchoosedialog.cpp
+++ b/src/backendchoosedialog.cpp
@@ -1,95 +1,100 @@
 /*
     This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
     modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
     as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
     of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 
     This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
     GNU General Public License for more details.
 
     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
     along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
     Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
     Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
     ---
     Copyright (C) 2009 Alexander Rieder <alexanderrieder@gmail.com>
  */
 
 #include "backendchoosedialog.h"
 
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 #include <QIcon>
 #include <QPushButton>
 #include <KIconLoader>
 
 #include "lib/backend.h"
 #include "settings.h"
 
 const char* BackendChooseDialog::descriptionTemplate = I18N_NOOP("<h1>%1</h1>" \
                                                                  "<div><b>Recommended version:</b> %4</div><br/>" \
                                                                  "<div>%2</div><br/>" \
                                                                  "<div>See <a href=\"%3\">%3</a> for more information</div>");
 
 BackendChooseDialog::BackendChooseDialog(QWidget* parent) : QDialog(parent)
 {
     QWidget* w=new QWidget(this);
     m_ui.setupUi(w);
 
     QGridLayout *layout = new QGridLayout;
     setLayout(layout);
     layout->addWidget(w);
 
     m_ui.backendList->setIconSize(QSize(KIconLoader::SizeMedium, KIconLoader::SizeMedium));
     m_ui.backendList->setSortingEnabled(true);
     connect(m_ui.backendList, &QListWidget::currentItemChanged, this, &BackendChooseDialog::updateDescription);
     connect(m_ui.backendList, &QListWidget::itemDoubleClicked, this, &BackendChooseDialog::accept);
 
     m_ui.buttonBox->button(QDialogButtonBox::Ok);
     m_ui.buttonBox->button(QDialogButtonBox::Ok)->setIcon(QApplication::style()->standardIcon(QStyle::SP_DialogOkButton));
     m_ui.buttonBox->button(QDialogButtonBox::Cancel)->setIcon(QApplication::style()->standardIcon(QStyle::SP_DialogCancelButton));
 
     foreach(Cantor::Backend* backend,  Cantor::Backend::availableBackends())
     {
         if(!backend->isEnabled()) //don't show disabled backends
             continue;
 
         QListWidgetItem* item=new QListWidgetItem(m_ui.backendList);
         item->setText(backend->name());
         item->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(backend->icon()));
         m_ui.backendList->addItem(item);
         if(m_ui.backendList->currentItem() == nullptr)
             m_ui.backendList->setCurrentItem(item);
 
         if(backend->name()==Settings::self()->defaultBackend())
             m_ui.backendList->setCurrentItem(item);
     }
 
     connect(m_ui.buttonBox, &QDialogButtonBox::accepted, this, &BackendChooseDialog::accept);
     connect(m_ui.buttonBox, &QDialogButtonBox::rejected, this, &BackendChooseDialog::close);
 
     connect(this, &BackendChooseDialog::accepted, this, &BackendChooseDialog::onAccept);
 }
 
 void BackendChooseDialog::onAccept()
 {
     m_backend=m_ui.backendList->currentItem()->text();
     if(m_ui.makeDefault->isChecked())
     {
         Settings::self()->setDefaultBackend(m_backend);
         Settings::self()->save();
     }
 }
 
 void BackendChooseDialog::updateDescription()
 {
     Cantor::Backend* current=Cantor::Backend::getBackend( m_ui.backendList->currentItem()->text() );
-    m_ui.descriptionView->setHtml(i18n(BackendChooseDialog::descriptionTemplate, current->name(), current->description(), current->url(), current->version()));
+    if (current)
+    {
+        const QString& desc = i18n(BackendChooseDialog::descriptionTemplate,
+                                   current->name(), current->description(), current->url(), current->version());
+        m_ui.descriptionView->setHtml(desc);
+    }
 }
 
 QString BackendChooseDialog::backendName()
 {
     return m_backend;
 }