diff --git a/Spring/DesignableTextField.swift b/Spring/DesignableTextField.swift
index ecaf442..d209fa9 100644
--- a/Spring/DesignableTextField.swift
+++ b/Spring/DesignableTextField.swift
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ import UIKit
     
     @IBInspectable public var placeholderColor: UIColor = UIColor.clear {
         didSet {
-            attributedPlaceholder = NSAttributedString(string: placeholder!, attributes: [NSForegroundColorAttributeName: placeholderColor])
+            guard let placeholder = placeholder else { return }
+          
+            attributedPlaceholder = NSAttributedString(string: placeholder, attributes: [NSForegroundColorAttributeName: placeholderColor])
             layoutSubviews()
             
         }