diff --git a/incidenceeditor-ng/incidenceresource.cpp b/incidenceeditor-ng/incidenceresource.cpp
--- a/incidenceeditor-ng/incidenceresource.cpp
+++ b/incidenceeditor-ng/incidenceresource.cpp
@@ -162,13 +162,15 @@
 void IncidenceResource::dialogOkPressed()
 {
     ResourceItem::Ptr item = resourceDialog->selectedItem();
-    QString name = item->ldapObject().value(QLatin1String("cn"));
-    QString email = item->ldapObject().value(QLatin1String("mail"));
-#ifndef KDEPIM_MOBILE_UI
-    KCalCore::Attendee::Ptr attendee(new KCalCore::Attendee(name, email, true));
-    attendee->setCuType(KCalCore::Attendee::Resource);
-    dataModel->insertAttendee(dataModel->rowCount(), attendee);
-#endif
+    if (item) {
+      QString name = item->ldapObject().value(QLatin1String("cn"));
+      QString email = item->ldapObject().value(QLatin1String("mail"));
+  #ifndef KDEPIM_MOBILE_UI
+      KCalCore::Attendee::Ptr attendee(new KCalCore::Attendee(name, email, true));
+      attendee->setCuType(KCalCore::Attendee::Resource);
+      dataModel->insertAttendee(dataModel->rowCount(), attendee);
+  #endif
+    }
 }