diff --git a/src/terminal/widget.c b/src/terminal/widget.c
index 82e4e2a..632b499 100644
--- a/src/terminal/widget.c
+++ b/src/terminal/widget.c
@@ -868,20 +868,30 @@ LIB3270_EXPORT GtkIMContext * v3270_get_im_context(GtkWidget *widget)
 static gboolean bg_emit_save_settings(v3270 *terminal)
 {
 	GdkWindow * window = gtk_widget_get_window(GTK_WIDGET(terminal));
-	gdk_window_set_cursor(
-		window,
-		GTK_V3270_GET_CLASS(terminal)->cursors[LIB3270_POINTER_WAITING]
-	);
 
-	gdk_display_sync(gtk_widget_get_display(GTK_WIDGET(terminal)));
+	if(window) {
 
-	terminal->freeze = 0;
-	g_signal_emit(terminal,v3270_widget_signal[V3270_SIGNAL_SAVE_SETTINGS], 0, FALSE);
+		gdk_window_set_cursor(
+			window,
+			GTK_V3270_GET_CLASS(terminal)->cursors[LIB3270_POINTER_WAITING]
+		);
 
-	gdk_window_set_cursor(
-		window,
-		NULL
-	);
+		gdk_display_sync(gtk_widget_get_display(GTK_WIDGET(terminal)));
+
+		terminal->freeze = 0;
+		g_signal_emit(terminal,v3270_widget_signal[V3270_SIGNAL_SAVE_SETTINGS], 0, FALSE);
+
+		gdk_window_set_cursor(
+			window,
+			NULL
+		);
+
+	} else {
+
+		terminal->freeze = 0;
+		g_signal_emit(terminal,v3270_widget_signal[V3270_SIGNAL_SAVE_SETTINGS], 0, FALSE);
+
+	}
 
 	g_object_unref(terminal);
 
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