diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/GmailState.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/GmailState.java
index 56978611b2..ed0bf07eef 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/GmailState.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/GmailState.java
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public class GmailState {
                 expiration - ServiceAuthenticator.MIN_FORCE_REFRESH_INTERVAL < now)
             needsRefresh = true;
 
-        if (needsRefresh) {
+        if (needsRefresh && token != null) {
             SharedPreferences prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context);
             String key = "token." + id + "." + user;
             long last_refresh = prefs.getLong(key, 0);