From 74b4bd620dcef9a61cc6332ad094e891e440497c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: goyuken <goyuken@4bbf4f03-6f44-549e-7e59-35d4b0962838>
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 00:28:21 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix issue 290

---
 BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs | 10 +++++++++-
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
index 8824785c71..1f8de6d771 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
@@ -1258,7 +1258,15 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		private void SetWindowText()
 		{
 			string str = "";
-			
+
+			if (Global.Emulator == null)
+			{
+				// in some weird cirumstances, this can get called too early before any emulator exists
+				// just ignore it
+				Text = "BizHawk";
+				return;
+			}
+
 			if (_inResizeLoop)
 			{
 				var size = GlobalWin.PresentationPanel.NativeSize;