diff --git a/src/AddIns/Misc/SearchAndReplace/Project/Engine/SearchManager.cs b/src/AddIns/Misc/SearchAndReplace/Project/Engine/SearchManager.cs
index 9a20e770bc..c687a855e0 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/Misc/SearchAndReplace/Project/Engine/SearchManager.cs
+++ b/src/AddIns/Misc/SearchAndReplace/Project/Engine/SearchManager.cs
@@ -461,9 +461,9 @@ namespace SearchAndReplace
 				return;
 			}
 			var editor = OpenTextArea(result.FileName, true);
-			var start = editor.Document.PositionToOffset(result.StartLocation.Line, result.StartLocation.Column);
-			var end = editor.Document.PositionToOffset(result.EndLocation.Line, result.EndLocation.Column);
 			if (editor != null) {
+				var start = editor.Document.PositionToOffset(result.StartLocation.Line, result.StartLocation.Column);
+				var end = editor.Document.PositionToOffset(result.EndLocation.Line, result.EndLocation.Column);
 				editor.Caret.Offset = start;
 				editor.Select(start, end - start);
 			}