diff --git a/src/gui/folderman.cpp b/src/gui/folderman.cpp
index 0b2b918eba889..915f1ff7562cb 100644
--- a/src/gui/folderman.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/folderman.cpp
@@ -1714,7 +1714,7 @@ void FolderMan::trayOverallStatus(const QList<Folder *> &folders,
     }
 }
 
-QString FolderMan::trayTooltipStatusString(SyncResult::Status syncStatus, bool hasUnresolvedConflicts, bool paused, const ProgressInfo &progress)
+QString FolderMan::trayTooltipStatusString(SyncResult::Status syncStatus, bool hasUnresolvedConflicts, bool paused, const ProgressInfo *progress)
 {
     QString folderMessage;
     switch (syncStatus) {
@@ -1728,22 +1728,22 @@ QString FolderMan::trayTooltipStatusString(SyncResult::Status syncStatus, bool h
         folderMessage = tr("Preparing for sync.");
         break;
     case SyncResult::SyncRunning:
-        if (progress.status() == ProgressInfo::Propagation) {
-            if (progress.totalSize() == 0) {
-                qint64 currentFile = progress.currentFile();
-                qint64 totalFileCount = qMax(progress.totalFiles(), currentFile);
-                if (progress.trustEta()) {
+        if (progress && progress->status() == ProgressInfo::Propagation) {
+            if (progress->totalSize() == 0) {
+                qint64 currentFile = progress->currentFile();
+                qint64 totalFileCount = qMax(progress->totalFiles(), currentFile);
+                if (progress->trustEta()) {
                     folderMessage = tr("Syncing %1 of %2 (%3 left)")
                                         .arg(currentFile)
                                         .arg(totalFileCount)
-                                        .arg(Utility::durationToDescriptiveString2(progress.totalProgress().estimatedEta));
+                                        .arg(Utility::durationToDescriptiveString2(progress->totalProgress().estimatedEta));
                 } else {
                     folderMessage = tr("Syncing %1 of %2").arg(currentFile).arg(totalFileCount);
                 }
             } else {
-                QString totalSizeStr = Utility::octetsToString(progress.totalSize());
-                if (progress.trustEta()) {
-                    folderMessage = tr("Syncing %1 (%2 left)").arg(totalSizeStr, Utility::durationToDescriptiveString2(progress.totalProgress().estimatedEta));
+                QString totalSizeStr = Utility::octetsToString(progress->totalSize());
+                if (progress->trustEta()) {
+                    folderMessage = tr("Syncing %1 (%2 left)").arg(totalSizeStr, Utility::durationToDescriptiveString2(progress->totalProgress().estimatedEta));
                 } else {
                     folderMessage = tr("Syncing %1").arg(totalSizeStr);
                 }
diff --git a/src/gui/folderman.h b/src/gui/folderman.h
index 2a857513363cd..0f9cb0bd84e81 100644
--- a/src/gui/folderman.h
+++ b/src/gui/folderman.h
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class FolderMan : public QObject
     bool startFromScratch(const QString &);
 
     /// Produce text for use in the tray tooltip
-    static QString trayTooltipStatusString(SyncResult::Status syncStatus, bool hasUnresolvedConflicts, bool paused, const ProgressInfo &progress);
+    static QString trayTooltipStatusString(SyncResult::Status syncStatus, bool hasUnresolvedConflicts, bool paused, const ProgressInfo *progress);
 
     /// Compute status summarizing multiple folders
     static void
diff --git a/src/gui/owncloudgui.cpp b/src/gui/owncloudgui.cpp
index 2b71bf5c17767..cff58c1a3bc0b 100644
--- a/src/gui/owncloudgui.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/owncloudgui.cpp
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ void ownCloudGui::slotComputeOverallSyncStatus()
 
     SyncResult::Status overallStatus = SyncResult::Undefined;
     bool hasUnresolvedConflicts = false;
-    const ProgressInfo *overallProgressInfo;
+    const ProgressInfo *overallProgressInfo = nullptr;
     FolderMan::trayOverallStatus(map.values(), &overallStatus, &hasUnresolvedConflicts, &overallProgressInfo);
 
 #ifdef BUILD_FILE_PROVIDER_MODULE
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ void ownCloudGui::slotComputeOverallSyncStatus()
 #endif
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
         // Windows has a 128-char tray tooltip length limit.
-        trayMessage = folderMan->trayTooltipStatusString(overallStatus, hasUnresolvedConflicts, false, *overallProgressInfo);
+        trayMessage = folderMan->trayTooltipStatusString(overallStatus, hasUnresolvedConflicts, false, overallProgressInfo);
 #else
         QStringList allStatusStrings;
         const auto folders = map.values();
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ void ownCloudGui::slotComputeOverallSyncStatus()
             QString folderMessage = FolderMan::trayTooltipStatusString(folder->syncResult().status(),
                                                                        folder->syncResult().hasUnresolvedConflicts(),
                                                                        folder->syncPaused(),
-                                                                       folder->syncEngine().progressInfo());
+                                                                       &folder->syncEngine().progressInfo());
             allStatusStrings += tr("%1: %2").arg(folder->shortGuiLocalPath(), folderMessage);
         }
 #ifdef BUILD_FILE_PROVIDER_MODULE