diff --git a/plugins/hg4idea/src/org/zmlx/hg4idea/status/ui/HgCurrentBranchStatusUpdater.java b/plugins/hg4idea/src/org/zmlx/hg4idea/status/ui/HgCurrentBranchStatusUpdater.java
index 120fde117469..351f58f3aab3 100644
--- a/plugins/hg4idea/src/org/zmlx/hg4idea/status/ui/HgCurrentBranchStatusUpdater.java
+++ b/plugins/hg4idea/src/org/zmlx/hg4idea/status/ui/HgCurrentBranchStatusUpdater.java
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ public class HgCurrentBranchStatusUpdater implements HgUpdater {
             ApplicationManager.getApplication().invokeLater(new Runnable() {
               @Override
               public void run() {
+                if (project.isDisposed()) {
+                  return;
+                }
                 handleUpdate(project, branch, parents);
               }
             });