diff --git a/src/com/android/contacts/quickcontact/QuickContactActivity.java b/src/com/android/contacts/quickcontact/QuickContactActivity.java
index 48eb535..a03b514 100644
--- a/src/com/android/contacts/quickcontact/QuickContactActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/contacts/quickcontact/QuickContactActivity.java
@@ -1768,7 +1768,7 @@
             @Override
             protected MaterialPalette doInBackground(Void... params) {
 
-                if (imageViewDrawable instanceof BitmapDrawable
+                if (imageViewDrawable instanceof BitmapDrawable && mContactData != null
                         && mContactData.getThumbnailPhotoBinaryData() != null
                         && mContactData.getThumbnailPhotoBinaryData().length > 0) {
                     // Perform the color analysis on the thumbnail instead of the full sized