diff --git a/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp b/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp
index 9bd52ae8..a2f76d69 100644
--- a/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ void CKeybindManager::changeworkspace(std::string args) {
     const auto PCURRENTWORKSPACE = g_pCompositor->getWorkspaceByID(g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor->activeWorkspace);
     static auto *const PBACKANDFORTH = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("binds:workspace_back_and_forth")->intValue;
 
-    if (*PBACKANDFORTH && PCURRENTWORKSPACE->m_iID == workspaceToChangeTo && PCURRENTWORKSPACE->m_iPrevWorkspaceID != -1 && !internal) {
+    if (*PBACKANDFORTH && PCURRENTWORKSPACE && PCURRENTWORKSPACE->m_iID == workspaceToChangeTo && PCURRENTWORKSPACE->m_iPrevWorkspaceID != -1 && !internal) {
 
         const auto PPREVWORKSPACE = g_pCompositor->getWorkspaceByID(PCURRENTWORKSPACE->m_iPrevWorkspaceID);
 
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ void CKeybindManager::changeworkspace(std::string args) {
         if (!*PALLOWWORKSPACECYCLES)
             PCURRENTWORKSPACE->m_iPrevWorkspaceID = -1;
 
-    } else if (PCURRENTWORKSPACE->m_iID == workspaceToChangeTo && !internal)
+    } else if (PCURRENTWORKSPACE && PCURRENTWORKSPACE->m_iID == workspaceToChangeTo && !internal)
         return;
 
     // remove constraints