diff --git a/frontends/src/primitivus/profile_manager.py b/frontends/src/primitivus/profile_manager.py
index 516ebdd5..f59b4271 100644
--- a/frontends/src/primitivus/profile_manager.py
+++ b/frontends/src/primitivus/profile_manager.py
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ class ProfileManager(QuickProfileManager, urwid.WidgetWrap):
         """
         self.updateConnectionParams()
         focused = list_wid.focus
-        selected = focused.getState()
+        selected = focused.getState() if focused is not None else False
         if not selected: # profile was just unselected
             return
         focused.setState(False, invisible=True) # we don't want the widget to be selected until we are sure we can access it