diff --git a/arduino-core/src/cc/arduino/cli/ProgressWrapper.java b/arduino-core/src/cc/arduino/cli/ProgressWrapper.java
index f9a37a2ed..71cbed6c7 100644
--- a/arduino-core/src/cc/arduino/cli/ProgressWrapper.java
+++ b/arduino-core/src/cc/arduino/cli/ProgressWrapper.java
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ class ProgressWrapper {
   String taskName;
 
   public void update(TaskProgress t) {
+    if (t == null) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     String name = t.getName();
     if (!name.isEmpty()) {
       taskName = name;