From 9f6fd7994e0247b75f910dc2f5e921548f7dd395 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: noctuum <25441068+noctuum@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2026 15:42:01 +0500
Subject: [PATCH] Guard control in the main catch handlers

A start without HOME throws before control is constructed.
---
 src/main.cc | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/main.cc b/src/main.cc
index a16d93ac..980a2450 100644
--- a/src/main.cc
+++ b/src/main.cc
@@ -492,7 +492,8 @@ main(int argc, char** argv) {
     control->cleanup();
 
   } catch (torrent::internal_error& e) {
-    control->cleanup_exception();
+    if (control != nullptr)
+      control->cleanup_exception();
 
     std::cout << "rtorrent: caught torrent::internal_error: "
               << e.what() << std::endl
@@ -505,7 +506,8 @@ main(int argc, char** argv) {
     return -1;
 
   } catch (std::exception& e) {
-    control->cleanup_exception();
+    if (control != nullptr)
+      control->cleanup_exception();
 
     std::cout << "rtorrent: caught" << typeid(e).name() << " : " << e.what() << std::endl;