diff --git a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/wikivoyage/article/WikivoyageArticleDialogFragment.java b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/wikivoyage/article/WikivoyageArticleDialogFragment.java
index 3567f6a535..fb2b9eea91 100644
--- a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/wikivoyage/article/WikivoyageArticleDialogFragment.java
+++ b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/wikivoyage/article/WikivoyageArticleDialogFragment.java
@@ -250,7 +250,9 @@ public class WikivoyageArticleDialogFragment extends WikivoyageBaseDialogFragmen
 	@Override
 	public void onPause() {
 		super.onPause();
-		webViewClient.stopRunningAsyncTasks();
+		if (webViewClient != null) {
+			webViewClient.stopRunningAsyncTasks();
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Override