diff --git a/sigIRCv2.jar b/sigIRCv2.jar
index 96ba57f..0c42ac7 100644
Binary files a/sigIRCv2.jar and b/sigIRCv2.jar differ
diff --git a/src/sig/UpdateEvent.java b/src/sig/UpdateEvent.java
index fbfa556..c17b8f1 100644
--- a/src/sig/UpdateEvent.java
+++ b/src/sig/UpdateEvent.java
@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@ public class UpdateEvent implements ActionListener{
 	
 	@Override
 	public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ev) {
-	    UpdateScrollingText();
-	    UpdateAuthenticationCountdownMessage();
+		if (ev!=null) {
+		    UpdateScrollingText();
+		    UpdateAuthenticationCountdownMessage();
+		}
 	}
 
 	private void UpdateAuthenticationCountdownMessage() {