diff --git a/org.adempiere.ui.zk/WEB-INF/src/org/adempiere/webui/dashboard/DPRecentItems.java b/org.adempiere.ui.zk/WEB-INF/src/org/adempiere/webui/dashboard/DPRecentItems.java
index 9c39f4604b..e041b878db 100644
--- a/org.adempiere.ui.zk/WEB-INF/src/org/adempiere/webui/dashboard/DPRecentItems.java
+++ b/org.adempiere.ui.zk/WEB-INF/src/org/adempiere/webui/dashboard/DPRecentItems.java
@@ -310,7 +310,8 @@ public class DPRecentItems extends DashboardPanel implements EventListener<Event
 	@Override
 	public void updateUI() {
 		refresh();
-		bxRecentItems.invalidate();
+		if (bxRecentItems != null)
+			bxRecentItems.invalidate();
 		updateDesktopReference();
 		
 	}
@@ -324,7 +325,8 @@ public class DPRecentItems extends DashboardPanel implements EventListener<Event
 				desktop.get().removeListener(listener);
 			
 			desktop = new WeakReference<Desktop>(getDesktop());
-			desktop.get().addListener(listener);
+			if (desktop != null && desktop.get() != null)
+				desktop.get().addListener(listener);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/org.adempiere.ui.zk/WEB-INF/src/org/adempiere/webui/dashboard/DPRunningJobs.java b/org.adempiere.ui.zk/WEB-INF/src/org/adempiere/webui/dashboard/DPRunningJobs.java
index 75e0f275f4..533445cff6 100644
--- a/org.adempiere.ui.zk/WEB-INF/src/org/adempiere/webui/dashboard/DPRunningJobs.java
+++ b/org.adempiere.ui.zk/WEB-INF/src/org/adempiere/webui/dashboard/DPRunningJobs.java
@@ -224,7 +224,8 @@ public class DPRunningJobs extends DashboardPanel implements EventListener<Event
 	public void updateUI() 
 	{
 		refresh();
-		bxJobs.invalidate();
+		if (bxJobs != null)
+			bxJobs.invalidate();
 		updateDesktopReference();
 	}
 
@@ -238,7 +239,8 @@ public class DPRunningJobs extends DashboardPanel implements EventListener<Event
 				desktop.get().removeListener(listener);
 			
 			desktop = new WeakReference<Desktop>(getDesktop());
-			desktop.get().addListener(listener);
+			if (desktop != null && desktop.get() != null)
+				desktop.get().addListener(listener);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -285,4 +287,4 @@ public class DPRunningJobs extends DashboardPanel implements EventListener<Event
 			MPInstance.postOnChangedEvent(message);
 		}		
 	}
-}
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+}