diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/fragments/MyViewPagerFragment.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/fragments/MyViewPagerFragment.kt
index 5b66c30f..709ff448 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/fragments/MyViewPagerFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/fragments/MyViewPagerFragment.kt
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ abstract class MyViewPagerFragment(context: Context, attributeSet: AttributeSet)
     }
 
     fun onSearchQueryChanged(text: String) {
-        (fragment_list.adapter as ContactsAdapter).apply {
+        (fragment_list.adapter as? ContactsAdapter)?.apply {
             val filtered = contactsIgnoringSearch.filter {
                 it.getFullName(startNameWithSurname).contains(text, true) ||
                         it.phoneNumbers.any { it.value.contains(text, true) } ||