diff --git a/src/mirall/networkjobs.cpp b/src/mirall/networkjobs.cpp
index 995afb96db..e92921e90e 100644
--- a/src/mirall/networkjobs.cpp
+++ b/src/mirall/networkjobs.cpp
@@ -203,11 +203,14 @@ void AbstractNetworkJob::start()
 
 void AbstractNetworkJob::slotTimeout()
 {
-    qDebug() <<  this << "Timeout" ;
-    reply()->abort();
+    qDebug() <<  this << "Timeout";
+    if (reply()) {
+        reply()->abort();
+    } else {
+        qDebug() << "reply was NULL";
+    }
 }
 
-
 /*********************************************************************************************/
 
 RequestEtagJob::RequestEtagJob(Account *account, const QString &path, QObject *parent)