diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/FeedInfoActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/FeedInfoActivity.java
index 24b684752..5f76a20a8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/FeedInfoActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/FeedInfoActivity.java
@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ public class FeedInfoActivity extends ActionBarActivity {
                     });
 
                     txtvTitle.setText(feed.getTitle());
-                    txtvDescription.setText(feed.getDescription().trim());
+                    String description = feed.getDescription();
+                    txtvDescription.setText((description != null) ? description.trim() : "");
                     if (feed.getAuthor() != null) {
                         txtvAuthor.setText(feed.getAuthor());
                     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MainActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MainActivity.java
index d62612c76..0645c4620 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MainActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MainActivity.java
@@ -365,10 +365,12 @@ public class MainActivity extends ActionBarActivity implements NavDrawerActivity
             return -1;
         } else { // last fragment was not a list, but a feed
             long feedId = Long.parseLong(lastFragment);
-            List<Feed> feeds = navDrawerData.feeds;
-            for (int i = 0; i < feeds.size(); i++) {
-                if (feeds.get(i).getId() == feedId) {
-                    return i + navAdapter.getSubscriptionOffset();
+            if (navDrawerData != null) {
+                List<Feed> feeds = navDrawerData.feeds;
+                for (int i = 0; i < feeds.size(); i++) {
+                    if (feeds.get(i).getId() == feedId) {
+                        return i + navAdapter.getSubscriptionOffset();
+                    }
                 }
             }
             return -1;