diff --git a/gui/mainFrame.py b/gui/mainFrame.py
index fe6b0f4d4..ffb6a367b 100644
--- a/gui/mainFrame.py
+++ b/gui/mainFrame.py
@@ -705,7 +705,8 @@ class MainFrame(wx.Frame, IPortUser):
     def ItemSelect(self, event):
         selItem = self.itemSelect.index(event.GetId())
 
-        if selItem < len(self.marketBrowser.itemView.active):
+        activeListing = getattr(self.marketBrowser.itemView, 'active', None)
+        if activeListing and selItem < len(activeListing):
             wx.PostEvent(self, ItemSelected(itemID=self.marketBrowser.itemView.active[selItem].ID))
 
     def CTabNext(self, event):