diff --git a/android/src/com/google/zxing/client/android/CaptureActivity.java b/android/src/com/google/zxing/client/android/CaptureActivity.java
index f02f740fd..8b9c92592 100755
--- a/android/src/com/google/zxing/client/android/CaptureActivity.java
+++ b/android/src/com/google/zxing/client/android/CaptureActivity.java
@@ -491,10 +491,14 @@ public final class CaptureActivity extends Activity implements SurfaceHolder.Cal
     contentsTextView.setTextSize(TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_SP, scaledSize);
 
     TextView supplementTextView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.contents_supplement_text_view);
-    supplementTextView.setText("");
-    supplementTextView.setOnClickListener(null);
-    if (PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(this).getBoolean(PreferencesActivity.KEY_SUPPLEMENTAL, true)) {
-      SupplementalInfoRetriever.maybeInvokeRetrieval(supplementTextView, resultHandler.getResult(), handler, this);
+    if (supplementTextView != null) {
+      supplementTextView.setText("");
+      supplementTextView.setOnClickListener(null);
+      if (PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(this).getBoolean(PreferencesActivity.KEY_SUPPLEMENTAL, true)) {
+        SupplementalInfoRetriever.maybeInvokeRetrieval(supplementTextView, resultHandler.getResult(), handler, this);
+      }
+    } else {
+      Log.w(TAG, "Unable to find supplement text view?");
     }
 
     int buttonCount = resultHandler.getButtonCount();