diff --git a/src/android/InAppBrowser.java b/src/android/InAppBrowser.java
index 87df9d230..84144389f 100644
--- a/src/android/InAppBrowser.java
+++ b/src/android/InAppBrowser.java
@@ -313,7 +313,9 @@ else if (action.equals("show")) {
             this.cordova.getActivity().runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
                 @Override
                 public void run() {
-                    dialog.show();
+                    if (dialog != null) {
+                        dialog.show();
+                    }
                 }
             });
             PluginResult pluginResult = new PluginResult(PluginResult.Status.OK);
@@ -324,7 +326,9 @@ else if (action.equals("hide")) {
             this.cordova.getActivity().runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
                 @Override
                 public void run() {
-                    dialog.hide();
+                    if (dialog != null) {
+                        dialog.hide();
+                    }
                 }
             });
             PluginResult pluginResult = new PluginResult(PluginResult.Status.OK);
@@ -1065,12 +1069,14 @@ public void postMessage(String data) {
                 lp.width = WindowManager.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT;
                 lp.height = WindowManager.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT;
 
-                dialog.setContentView(main);
-                dialog.show();
-                dialog.getWindow().setAttributes(lp);
+                if (dialog != null) {
+                    dialog.setContentView(main);
+                    dialog.show();
+                    dialog.getWindow().setAttributes(lp);
+                }
                 // the goal of openhidden is to load the url and not display it
                 // Show() needs to be called to cause the URL to be loaded
-                if(openWindowHidden) {
+                if (openWindowHidden && dialog != null) {
                     dialog.hide();
                 }
             }