diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/modules/portfolio/ui/TableOfContentController.java b/src/main/java/org/olat/modules/portfolio/ui/TableOfContentController.java
index 6ba407a88ab7ee6407eb4a3cee4d5d4709bc6609..6e5cfa8f2fc8485d8bf4089514163b8d65ab1d43 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/modules/portfolio/ui/TableOfContentController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/modules/portfolio/ui/TableOfContentController.java
@@ -171,7 +171,9 @@ public class TableOfContentController extends BasicController implements TooledC
 	}
 	
 	void updateSummaryView(UserRequest ureq) {
-		summaryCtrl.reload(ureq);
+		if(summaryCtrl != null) {
+			summaryCtrl.reload(ureq);
+		}
 	}
 	
 	private String getGuiPrefsKey(OLATResourceable binderOres) {