diff --git a/radio/src/gui/colorlcd/lcd.cpp b/radio/src/gui/colorlcd/lcd.cpp
index 33898ad00..4dddeafe6 100644
--- a/radio/src/gui/colorlcd/lcd.cpp
+++ b/radio/src/gui/colorlcd/lcd.cpp
@@ -143,7 +143,10 @@ void lcdRefresh()
 
 void lcdFlushed()
 {
-  lv_disp_flush_ready(refr_disp);
+  // its possible to get here before flushLcd is ever called.
+  // so check for nullptr first. (Race condition if you put breakpoints in startup code)
+  if (refr_disp != nullptr)
+    lv_disp_flush_ready(refr_disp);
 }
 
 //TODO: move this somewhere else
diff --git a/radio/src/thirdparty/libopenui b/radio/src/thirdparty/libopenui
index 31824ab1f..03109134c 160000
--- a/radio/src/thirdparty/libopenui
+++ b/radio/src/thirdparty/libopenui
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 31824ab1f0379ff9d204c8e6abaea608579cb594
+Subproject commit 03109134cebc2a696603d9ee118dd05ad9d3a28c