diff --git a/vlc-android/src/org/videolan/vlc/gui/DebugLogActivity.kt b/vlc-android/src/org/videolan/vlc/gui/DebugLogActivity.kt
index fca5e86dd..80d9f894c 100644
--- a/vlc-android/src/org/videolan/vlc/gui/DebugLogActivity.kt
+++ b/vlc-android/src/org/videolan/vlc/gui/DebugLogActivity.kt
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ class DebugLogActivity : FragmentActivity(), DebugLogService.Client.Callback {
     }
 
     private val clearClickListener = View.OnClickListener {
-        client.clear()
+        if (::client.isInitialized) client.clear()
         logList.clear()
-        logAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged()
+        if (::logAdapter.isInitialized) logAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged()
         setOptionsButtonsEnabled(false)
     }