diff --git a/renderdocui/Windows/ShaderViewer.cs b/renderdocui/Windows/ShaderViewer.cs
index 498e8f1ac..2ce7792e0 100644
--- a/renderdocui/Windows/ShaderViewer.cs
+++ b/renderdocui/Windows/ShaderViewer.cs
@@ -924,6 +924,9 @@ namespace renderdocui.Windows
 
         void scintilla1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
+            if (!m_Core.LogLoaded)
+                return;
+
             ScintillaNET.Scintilla scintilla1 = sender as ScintillaNET.Scintilla;
 
             string word = scintilla1.GetWordFromPosition(scintilla1.CurrentPos);