diff --git a/discover/libdiscover/backends/FlatpakBackend/FlatpakNotifier.cpp b/discover/libdiscover/backends/FlatpakBackend/FlatpakNotifier.cpp

index 7d2e4df6..238b1dd6 100644

--- a/discover/libdiscover/backends/FlatpakBackend/FlatpakNotifier.cpp

+++ b/discover/libdiscover/backends/FlatpakBackend/FlatpakNotifier.cpp

@@ -123,8 +123,10 @@ bool FlatpakNotifier::Installation::ensureInitialized(std::function<FlatpakInsta

 {

     if (!m_installation) {

         m_installation = func();

-        m_monitor = flatpak_installation_create_monitor(m_installation, cancellable, error);

-        g_signal_connect(m_monitor, "changed", G_CALLBACK(installationChanged), this);

+        if (m_installation) {

+            m_monitor = flatpak_installation_create_monitor(m_installation, cancellable, error);

+            g_signal_connect(m_monitor, "changed", G_CALLBACK(installationChanged), this);

+        }

     }

     return m_installation && m_monitor;

 }