diff --git a/OCH/mogo-och-common-module/src/main/java/com/mogo/och/common/module/wigets/MarqueeTextView.java b/OCH/mogo-och-common-module/src/main/java/com/mogo/och/common/module/wigets/MarqueeTextView.java
index 8b141d5ded..bd549f2888 100644
--- a/OCH/mogo-och-common-module/src/main/java/com/mogo/och/common/module/wigets/MarqueeTextView.java
+++ b/OCH/mogo-och-common-module/src/main/java/com/mogo/och/common/module/wigets/MarqueeTextView.java
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ public class MarqueeTextView extends androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatTextView
             }
 
             final int textWidth = getWidth() - getCompoundPaddingLeft() - getCompoundPaddingRight();
+
+            if (getLayout() == null) return;
+
             final float lineWidth = getLayout().getLineWidth(0);
             final float gap = mCustomGap*textWidth;
             float ghostStart = lineWidth - textWidth + gap;