diff --git a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DBUtils.java b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DBUtils.java
index 663410c20..331e59f68 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DBUtils.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DBUtils.java
@@ -2086,7 +2086,7 @@ public class DBUtils {
             cursor.close();
         }
 
-        if ( null == result.fullSum ) { // force generation
+        if ( null != result && null == result.fullSum ) { // force generation
             result = null;
         }