diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimGeoMechView.cpp b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimGeoMechView.cpp
index 08e3fb3ab2..bfbfbe501b 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimGeoMechView.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimGeoMechView.cpp
@@ -599,8 +599,11 @@ void RimGeoMechView::convertCameraPositionFromOldProjectFiles()
             viewerToViewInterface->setCameraPointOfInterest(newPointOfInterest);
         }
 
-        m_viewer->mainCamera()->setViewMatrix( this->cameraPosition());
-        m_viewer->setPointOfInterest(this->cameraPointOfInterest());
+        if (m_viewer)
+        {
+            m_viewer->mainCamera()->setViewMatrix(this->cameraPosition());
+            m_viewer->setPointOfInterest(this->cameraPointOfInterest());
+        }
     }
 }