diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/activities/VideoPlayerActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/activities/VideoPlayerActivity.kt
index a432ca076..282b7d165 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/activities/VideoPlayerActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/activities/VideoPlayerActivity.kt
@@ -503,6 +503,10 @@ open class VideoPlayerActivity : SimpleActivity(), SeekBar.OnSeekBarChangeListen
     }
 
     private fun doSkip(forward: Boolean) {
+        if (mExoPlayer == null) {
+            return
+        }
+
         val curr = mExoPlayer!!.currentPosition
         val newProgress = if (forward) curr + FAST_FORWARD_VIDEO_MS else curr - FAST_FORWARD_VIDEO_MS
         val roundProgress = Math.round(newProgress / 1000f)
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/fragments/VideoFragment.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/fragments/VideoFragment.kt
index 3944ceabb..e2f3c6ecb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/fragments/VideoFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/fragments/VideoFragment.kt
@@ -546,6 +546,10 @@ class VideoFragment : ViewPagerFragment(), TextureView.SurfaceTextureListener, S
     }
 
     private fun doSkip(forward: Boolean) {
+        if (mExoPlayer == null) {
+            return
+        }
+
         val curr = mExoPlayer!!.currentPosition
         val newProgress = if (forward) curr + FAST_FORWARD_VIDEO_MS else curr - FAST_FORWARD_VIDEO_MS
         val roundProgress = Math.round(newProgress / 1000f)