diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/EditorConsole.java b/app/src/processing/app/EditorConsole.java
index 5640e9bc4..f5d569429 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/EditorConsole.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/EditorConsole.java
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ public class EditorConsole extends JScrollPane {
     EditorConsole.init(stdOutStyle, System.out, stdErrStyle, System.err);
 
     // Add font size adjustment listeners.
-    base.addEditorFontResizeListeners(consoleTextPane);
+    if (base != null)
+      base.addEditorFontResizeListeners(consoleTextPane);
   }
 
   public void applyPreferences() {