diff --git a/dev/Settings/User/General.js b/dev/Settings/User/General.js
index c3da9408c..e9d4351e2 100644
--- a/dev/Settings/User/General.js
+++ b/dev/Settings/User/General.js
@@ -114,7 +114,10 @@ export class GeneralUserSettings {
 			showImages: value => Remote.saveSetting('ShowImages', value ? 1 : 0),
 
 			removeColors: value => {
-				MessageUserStore.messagesBodiesDom().innerHTML = '';
+				let dom = MessageUserStore.messagesBodiesDom();
+				if (dom) {
+					dom.innerHTML = '';
+				}
 				Remote.saveSetting('RemoveColors', value ? 1 : 0);
 			},