diff --git a/News-Android-App/src/main/java/de/luhmer/owncloudnewsreader/NewsReaderListActivity.java b/News-Android-App/src/main/java/de/luhmer/owncloudnewsreader/NewsReaderListActivity.java
index d6bb83f5b..e4c712bd1 100644
--- a/News-Android-App/src/main/java/de/luhmer/owncloudnewsreader/NewsReaderListActivity.java
+++ b/News-Android-App/src/main/java/de/luhmer/owncloudnewsreader/NewsReaderListActivity.java
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ public void onBackPressed() {
 	public static final int RESULT_SETTINGS = 15642;
 
 	private void syncMenuItemUnreadOnly() {
-		if (menuItemOnlyUnread != null) {
+		if (menuItemOnlyUnread != null && currentFolderId != null) {
 			menuItemOnlyUnread.setVisible(!(currentFolderId == -11 || currentFolderId == -10));
 		}
 	}