diff --git a/robotium-solo/src/main/java/com/robotium/solo/ViewFetcher.java b/robotium-solo/src/main/java/com/robotium/solo/ViewFetcher.java
index de582f8b..c49e03f7 100644
--- a/robotium-solo/src/main/java/com/robotium/solo/ViewFetcher.java
+++ b/robotium-solo/src/main/java/com/robotium/solo/ViewFetcher.java
@@ -42,9 +42,10 @@ public ViewFetcher(ActivityUtils activityUtils) {
 	 */
 
 	public View getTopParent(View view) {
-		if (view != null && view.getParent() != null
-				&& view.getParent() instanceof android.view.View) {
-			return getTopParent((View) view.getParent());
+		ViewParent viewParent = view.getParent();
+		if (viewParent != null
+				&& viewParent instanceof android.view.View) {
+			return getTopParent((View) viewParent);
 		} else {
 			return view;
 		}