diff --git a/lottie/src/main/java/com/airbnb/lottie/LottieDrawable.java b/lottie/src/main/java/com/airbnb/lottie/LottieDrawable.java
index 9f535be06..3f01bd9a2 100644
--- a/lottie/src/main/java/com/airbnb/lottie/LottieDrawable.java
+++ b/lottie/src/main/java/com/airbnb/lottie/LottieDrawable.java
@@ -1354,6 +1354,9 @@ private void drawDirectlyToCanvas(Canvas canvas) {
    * @see LottieAnimationView#setRenderMode(RenderMode)
    */
   private void renderAndDrawAsBitmap(Canvas originalCanvas, CompositionLayer compositionLayer) {
+    if (composition == null || compositionLayer == null) {
+      return;
+    }
     ensureSoftwareRenderingObjectsInitialized();
 
     //noinspection deprecation