diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/dsf/debug/internal/provisional/ui/viewmodel/actions/VMCommandUtils.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/dsf/debug/internal/provisional/ui/viewmodel/actions/VMCommandUtils.java
index ce08906590b..24e3a25ac24 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/dsf/debug/internal/provisional/ui/viewmodel/actions/VMCommandUtils.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/dsf/debug/internal/provisional/ui/viewmodel/actions/VMCommandUtils.java
@@ -87,7 +87,9 @@ public class VMCommandUtils {
             if (input instanceof IAdaptable && viewer instanceof TreeModelViewer) {
                 IPresentationContext presContext = ((TreeModelViewer)viewer).getPresentationContext();
                 IVMAdapter vmAdapter = (IVMAdapter)((IAdaptable)input).getAdapter(IVMAdapter.class);
-                return vmAdapter.getVMProvider(presContext);
+                if (vmAdapter != null) {
+                    return vmAdapter.getVMProvider(presContext);
+                }
             }
         }
         return null;