1 files changed, 10 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/widgets/tab_activity_list.cpp b/src/widgets/tab_activity_list.cpp
index faa6138..63d6fbf 100644
--- a/src/widgets/tab_activity_list.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/tab_activity_list.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <QRandomGenerator>
 #include <QClipboard>
 #include <QMimeData>
+#include <QMessageBox>
 
 TabActivityList::TabActivityList(Archive** archive, QWidget* parent)
     : data_archive(archive), QWidget(parent), ui(new Ui::TabActivityList)
@@ -91,11 +92,15 @@ void TabActivityList::actionOpen_URL_triggered(bool checked) {
     // Really hacky code but works as a PoC and allows testing
     if (ok and not url.isEmpty()) {
         Instance* instance = Instance::create_instance();
-        APPost* post = instance->get_post_from_url(url);
-        // Activity will be freed by StatusInfoWidget
-        APActivity* activity = new APActivity({.object = post});
-        status_info_widget->do_process_activity(activity);
-        delete instance; instance = nullptr;
+        if (instance) {
+            APPost* post = instance->get_post_from_url(url);
+            // Activity will be freed by StatusInfoWidget
+            APActivity* activity = new APActivity({.object = post});
+            status_info_widget->do_process_activity(activity);
+            delete instance; instance = nullptr;
+        } else
+            // Best is to remove option from menu, should be douable if the preprocessor touches .ui files
+            QMessageBox::critical(this, tr("Open status from URL"), tr("Could not create Instance object.\nPerhaps network support was disabled at compile time?"));
     }
 }