diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/Dialog/Dialog.cpp b/stepmania/src/arch/Dialog/Dialog.cpp
index f7fa29fbb3..fc0f0e9825 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/Dialog/Dialog.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/Dialog/Dialog.cpp
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ void Dialog::OK( CString sMessage, CString ID )
 {
 	Dialog::Init();
 
-	LOG->Trace( "Dialog: \"%s\" [%s]", sMessage.c_str(), ID.c_str() );
+	if( LOG )
+		LOG->Trace( "Dialog: \"%s\" [%s]", sMessage.c_str(), ID.c_str() );
 
 	if( ID != "" && MessageIsIgnored( ID ) )
 		return;