diff --git a/src/components/bar.cpp b/src/components/bar.cpp
index f257a201..ddb3a7dc 100644
--- a/src/components/bar.cpp
+++ b/src/components/bar.cpp
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ void bar::parse(const string& data, bool force) {
 
   m_renderer->begin();
 
-  if (m_tray->settings().configured_slots) {
+  if (m_tray && m_tray->settings().configured_slots) {
     if (m_tray && m_tray->settings().align == alignment::LEFT) {
       m_renderer->reserve_space(edge::LEFT, m_tray->settings().configured_w);
     } else if (m_tray && m_tray->settings().align == alignment::RIGHT) {