diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/Parameters.h b/PowerEditor/src/Parameters.h
index b58065be..32ff7d6e 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/Parameters.h
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/Parameters.h
@@ -1283,7 +1283,7 @@ public:
 	{
 		for (int i = 0 ; i < _nbLang ; ++i)
 		{
-			if ((_langList[i]->_langID == langID) || (!_langList[i]))
+			if ( _langList[i] && _langList[i]->_langID == langID )
 				return _langList[i];
 		}
 		return nullptr;
diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/ScitillaComponent/ScintillaEditView.cpp b/PowerEditor/src/ScitillaComponent/ScintillaEditView.cpp
index 30976529..3c092e13 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/ScitillaComponent/ScintillaEditView.cpp
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/ScitillaComponent/ScintillaEditView.cpp
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ LRESULT CALLBACK ScintillaEditView::scintillaStatic_Proc(HWND hwnd, UINT Message
 		bool isSynpnatic = std::string(synapticsHack) == "SynTrackCursorWindowClass";
 		bool makeTouchPadCompetible = ((NppParameters::getInstance())->getSVP())._disableAdvancedScrolling;
 
-		if (isSynpnatic || makeTouchPadCompetible)
+		if (pScint && (isSynpnatic || makeTouchPadCompetible))
 			return (pScint->scintillaNew_Proc(hwnd, Message, wParam, lParam));
 
 		ScintillaEditView *pScintillaOnMouse = (ScintillaEditView *)(::GetWindowLongPtr(hwndOnMouse, GWLP_USERDATA));