1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/node.go b/node.go
index 59eb967..a66ac93 100644
--- a/node.go
+++ b/node.go
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ and it initializes basic default values
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 */
 func (n *Node) newNode(title string, t widget.WidgetType) *Node {
+	if n == nil {
+		log.Warn("newNode got parent == nil")
+		log.Exit(0)
+	}
 	var newN *Node
 
 	newN = addNode()