diff --git a/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java b/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java
index ace40353..b8c9a555 100644
--- a/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java
+++ b/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java
@@ -985,7 +985,8 @@ class ReactExoplayerView extends FrameLayout implements
                 // Special case for decoder initialization failures.
                 MediaCodecRenderer.DecoderInitializationException decoderInitializationException =
                         (MediaCodecRenderer.DecoderInitializationException) cause;
-                if (decoderInitializationException.codecInfo.name == null) {
+                if (decoderInitializationException.codecInfo == null
+                        || decoderInitializationException.codecInfo.name == null) {
                     if (decoderInitializationException.getCause() instanceof MediaCodecUtil.DecoderQueryException) {
                         errorString = getResources().getString(R.string.error_querying_decoders);
                     } else if (decoderInitializationException.secureDecoderRequired) {