diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardDelegate.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardDelegate.java
index 53f949402..f4d5ab54f 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardDelegate.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardDelegate.java
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ public class BoardDelegate extends DelegateBase
                         };
                     ab.setNegativeButton( R.string.button_rematch, lstnr );
                 } else if ( DlgID.DLG_CONNSTAT == dlgID &&
+                            null != m_connTypes &&
                             m_connTypes.contains( CommsConnType.COMMS_CONN_RELAY ) ) {
                     lstnr = new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
                             public void onClick( DialogInterface dlg, 
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/ConnStatusHandler.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/ConnStatusHandler.java
index f360d4764..da2efed5d 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/ConnStatusHandler.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/ConnStatusHandler.java
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ public class ConnStatusHandler {
     public static String getStatusText( Context context, CommsConnTypeSet connTypes )
     {
         String msg;
-        if ( 0 == connTypes.size() ) {
+        if ( null == connTypes || 0 == connTypes.size() ) {
             msg = LocUtils.getString( context, R.string.connstat_nonet );
         } else {
             StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();