diff --git a/menu/drivers/materialui.c b/menu/drivers/materialui.c
index c6756cce46..dff09850b1 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/materialui.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/materialui.c
@@ -1244,7 +1244,8 @@ static void mui_frame(void *data, video_frame_info_t *video_info)
    node             = (mui_node_t*)menu_entries_get_userdata_at_offset(
          list, selection);
 
-   menu_display_draw_quad(
+   if (node)
+      menu_display_draw_quad(
       0,
       header_height - mui->scroll_y + node->y,
       width,
diff --git a/menu/menu_driver.c b/menu/menu_driver.c
index 45663a37f6..6ff901d880 100644
--- a/menu/menu_driver.c
+++ b/menu/menu_driver.c
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ static void menu_driver_toggle(bool on)
    retro_keyboard_event_t *key_event          = NULL;
    retro_keyboard_event_t *frontend_key_event = NULL;
    settings_t                 *settings       = config_get_ptr();
-   bool pause_libretro                        = settings->bools.menu_pause_libretro;
+   bool pause_libretro                        = settings ? settings->bools.menu_pause_libretro : false;
 
    menu_driver_toggled = on;