diff --git a/src/view/ContactListWidget.vala b/src/view/ContactListWidget.vala
index c7f4787..bd849d6 100644
--- a/src/view/ContactListWidget.vala
+++ b/src/view/ContactListWidget.vala
@@ -112,11 +112,13 @@ namespace Venom {
       if (ev.type == Gdk.EventType.BUTTON_PRESS && ev.button == 3) {
         logger.d("right mouse clicked");
         var row = contact_list.get_row_at_y((int) ev.y);
-        var contact = contact_list_model.get_object(row.get_index()) as IContact;
-        var menu = view_model.popup_menu(contact);
-        var popover = new Gtk.Popover.from_model(row, menu);
-        popover.popup();
-        return true;
+        if (row != null) {
+          var contact = contact_list_model.get_object(row.get_index()) as IContact;
+          var menu = view_model.popup_menu(contact);
+          var popover = new Gtk.Popover.from_model(row, menu);
+          popover.popup();
+          return true;
+        }
       }
       return false;
     }