diff --git a/util/timeline_trace_file.hpp b/util/timeline_trace_file.hpp
index 0dfc6a0c..7bfc2b64 100644
--- a/util/timeline_trace_file.hpp
+++ b/util/timeline_trace_file.hpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class TimelineTraceFile
 #define GRANITE_MACRO_CONCAT_IMPL(a, b) a##b
 #define GRANITE_MACRO_CONCAT(a, b) GRANITE_MACRO_CONCAT_IMPL(a, b)
 #define GRANITE_SCOPED_TIMELINE_EVENT(str) \
-	::Util::TimelineTraceFile::ScopedEvent GRANITE_MACRO_CONCAT(_timeline_scoped_count_, __COUNTER__){GRANITE_THREAD_GROUP()->get_timeline_trace_file(), str}
+	::Util::TimelineTraceFile::ScopedEvent GRANITE_MACRO_CONCAT(_timeline_scoped_count_, __COUNTER__){GRANITE_THREAD_GROUP() ? GRANITE_THREAD_GROUP()->get_timeline_trace_file() : nullptr, str}
 #define GRANITE_SCOPED_TIMELINE_EVENT_FILE(file, str) \
 	::Util::TimelineTraceFile::ScopedEvent GRANITE_MACRO_CONCAT(_timeline_scoped_count_, __COUNTER__){file, str}
 #else