diff --git a/src/timeline2/view/timelinecontroller.cpp b/src/timeline2/view/timelinecontroller.cpp
index 6c59e90957d7f4d5cbe3a9cbc3ef67b20f12559a..820295c434ad3d39c4294c8c7432633cf840a035 100644
--- a/src/timeline2/view/timelinecontroller.cpp
+++ b/src/timeline2/view/timelinecontroller.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ TimelineController::TimelineController(QObject *parent)
     , m_zone(-1, -1)
     , m_scale(QFontMetrics(QApplication::font()).maxWidth() / 250)
     , m_timelinePreview(nullptr)
+    , m_ready(false)
 {
     m_disablePreview = pCore->currentDoc()->getAction(QStringLiteral("disable_preview"));
     connect(m_disablePreview, &QAction::triggered, this, &TimelineController::disablePreview);
@@ -87,11 +88,12 @@ TimelineController::~TimelineController()
 
 void TimelineController::prepareClose()
 {
+    // Clear roor so we don't call its methods anymore
+    m_ready = false;
+    m_root = nullptr;
     // Delete timeline preview before resetting model so that removing clips from timeline doesn't invalidate
     delete m_timelinePreview;
     m_timelinePreview = nullptr;
-    // Clear roor so we don't call its methods anymore
-    m_root = nullptr;
 }
 
 void TimelineController::setModel(std::shared_ptr<TimelineItemModel> model)
@@ -102,7 +104,7 @@ void TimelineController::setModel(std::shared_ptr<TimelineItemModel> model)
     m_model = std::move(model);
     connect(m_model.get(), &TimelineItemModel::requestClearAssetView, pCore.get(), &Core::clearAssetPanel);
     connect(m_model.get(), &TimelineItemModel::checkItemDeletion, [this] (int id) {
-        if (m_root) {
+        if (m_ready) {
             QMetaObject::invokeMethod(m_root, "checkDeletion", Qt::QueuedConnection, Q_ARG(QVariant, id));
         }
     });
@@ -155,6 +157,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<TimelineItemModel> TimelineController::getModel() const
 void TimelineController::setRoot(QQuickItem *root)
 {
     m_root = root;
+    m_ready = true;
 }
 
 Mlt::Tractor *TimelineController::tractor()
diff --git a/src/timeline2/view/timelinecontroller.h b/src/timeline2/view/timelinecontroller.h
index 2d708075759f1d730d06a7f7131dd813fde2c86a..a0f1eeb24e691c0389de8e5770e7850660ae9161 100644
--- a/src/timeline2/view/timelinecontroller.h
+++ b/src/timeline2/view/timelinecontroller.h
@@ -572,6 +572,7 @@ private:
     QAction *m_disablePreview;
     std::shared_ptr<AudioCorrelation> m_audioCorrelator;
     QMutex m_metaMutex;
+    bool m_ready;
 
     void initializePreview();
     bool darkBackground() const;