diff --git a/HandheldCompanion/Managers/ProfileManager.cs b/HandheldCompanion/Managers/ProfileManager.cs
index 18cd473bd..6d09fa88d 100644
--- a/HandheldCompanion/Managers/ProfileManager.cs
+++ b/HandheldCompanion/Managers/ProfileManager.cs
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ public static void UpdateOrCreateProfile(Profile profile, ProfileUpdateSource so
             }
 
             // check if this is current profile
-            bool isCurrent = profile.Path.Equals(currentProfile.Path, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase);
+            bool isCurrent = currentProfile is null ? false : profile.Path.Equals(currentProfile.Path, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase);
 
             // refresh error code
             SanitizeProfile(profile);