diff --git a/sw/source/uibase/dbui/mailmergetoolbarcontrols.cxx b/sw/source/uibase/dbui/mailmergetoolbarcontrols.cxx
index 0788cb9f091b..fff50a68abc7 100644
--- a/sw/source/uibase/dbui/mailmergetoolbarcontrols.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/uibase/dbui/mailmergetoolbarcontrols.cxx
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ uno::Reference<awt::XWindow> MMCurrentEntryController::createItemWindow(const un
 IMPL_LINK_TYPED(MMCurrentEntryController, CurrentEditUpdatedHdl, Edit&, rEdit, void)
 {
     SwView* pView = ::GetActiveView();
-    SwMailMergeConfigItem* pConfigItem = pView->GetMailMergeConfigItem();
+    SwMailMergeConfigItem* pConfigItem = pView ? pView->GetMailMergeConfigItem() : nullptr;
 
     if (!pConfigItem)
         return;
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ void MMCurrentEntryController::statusChanged(const frame::FeatureStateEvent& rEv
         return;
 
     SwView* pView = ::GetActiveView();
-    SwMailMergeConfigItem* pConfigItem = pView->GetMailMergeConfigItem();
+    SwMailMergeConfigItem* pConfigItem = pView ? pView->GetMailMergeConfigItem() : nullptr;
 
     if (!pConfigItem || !rEvent.IsEnabled)
     {
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ uno::Reference<awt::XWindow> MMExcludeEntryController::createItemWindow(const un
 IMPL_STATIC_LINK_TYPED(MMExcludeEntryController, ExcludeHdl, CheckBox&, rCheckbox, void)
 {
     SwView* pView = ::GetActiveView();
-    SwMailMergeConfigItem* pConfigItem = pView->GetMailMergeConfigItem();
+    SwMailMergeConfigItem* pConfigItem = pView ? pView->GetMailMergeConfigItem() : nullptr;
 
     if (pConfigItem)
         pConfigItem->ExcludeRecord(pConfigItem->GetResultSetPosition(), rCheckbox.IsChecked());
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ void MMExcludeEntryController::statusChanged(const frame::FeatureStateEvent& rEv
         return;
 
     SwView* pView = ::GetActiveView();
-    SwMailMergeConfigItem* pConfigItem = pView->GetMailMergeConfigItem();
+    SwMailMergeConfigItem* pConfigItem = pView ? pView->GetMailMergeConfigItem() : nullptr;
 
     if (!pConfigItem || !rEvent.IsEnabled)
     {