diff --git a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/ui/displayitems/ErrorStatusDisplayItem.java b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/ui/displayitems/ErrorStatusDisplayItem.java
index 33ca9f4c21..2000ee0c2f 100644
--- a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/ui/displayitems/ErrorStatusDisplayItem.java
+++ b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/ui/displayitems/ErrorStatusDisplayItem.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
+import android.widget.Button;
 
 import org.joinmastodon.android.BuildConfig;
 import org.joinmastodon.android.R;
@@ -32,7 +33,9 @@ public static class Holder extends StatusDisplayItem.Holder<ErrorStatusDisplayIt
 
 		public Holder(Context context, ViewGroup parent) {
 			super(context, R.layout.display_item_error, parent);
-			findViewById(R.id.button_open_browser).setOnClickListener(v -> UiUtils.launchWebBrowser(v.getContext(), item.status.url));
+			Button openInBrowserButton=findViewById(R.id.button_open_browser);
+			openInBrowserButton.setEnabled(item.status.url!=null);
+			openInBrowserButton.setOnClickListener(v -> UiUtils.launchWebBrowser(v.getContext(), item.status.url));
 			findViewById(R.id.button_copy_error_details).setOnClickListener(this::copyErrorDetails);
 		}