diff --git a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/viewmodel/WindowViewModel.java b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/viewmodel/WindowViewModel.java
index 25ba3bfa4..daae297d7 100644
--- a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/viewmodel/WindowViewModel.java
+++ b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/viewmodel/WindowViewModel.java
@@ -321,6 +321,9 @@ public MutableLiveData<Spannable> getUrl() {
     }
 
     public void setUrl(@Nullable String url) {
+        if (url == null) {
+            return;
+        }
         setUrl(new SpannableString(url));
     }