diff --git a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/input/MotionEventGenerator.java b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/input/MotionEventGenerator.java
index 7b2e48288..840038b32 100644
--- a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/input/MotionEventGenerator.java
+++ b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/input/MotionEventGenerator.java
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public static void dispatch(Widget aWidget, int aDevice, boolean aFocused, boole
                 device.mHoverStartWidget = null;
             }
             for (int i=0; i<devices.size(); i++) {
-                if (devices.get(i) != device && devices.get(i).mHoverStartWidget != null) {
+                if (devices.get(i) != null && devices.get(i) != device && devices.get(i).mHoverStartWidget != null) {
                     generateEvent(devices.get(i).mHoverStartWidget, devices.get(i), aFocused, MotionEvent.ACTION_HOVER_EXIT, true);
                 }
             }