diff --git a/release/NativeEditPlugin/scripts/NativeEditBox.cs b/release/NativeEditPlugin/scripts/NativeEditBox.cs
index 8206a4a..6c89d7d 100644
--- a/release/NativeEditPlugin/scripts/NativeEditBox.cs
+++ b/release/NativeEditPlugin/scripts/NativeEditBox.cs
@@ -289,6 +289,10 @@ private IEnumerator HandlePluginMessageOnNextFrame(JsonObject jsonMsg)
 
 	protected virtual void HandlePluginMessage(JsonObject jsonMsg)
 	{
+		// By the time this is called the component might be destroyed
+		if (this == null)
+			return;
+
 		string msg = jsonMsg.GetString("msg");
 		if (msg.Equals(MSG_TEXT_BEGIN_EDIT))
 		{