diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Timeline/TimelineViewController.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Timeline/TimelineViewController.swift
index 1ab2f7fe..e6620bc7 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Timeline/TimelineViewController.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Timeline/TimelineViewController.swift
@@ -184,6 +184,9 @@ class TimelineViewController: UIViewController, TimelineLikeCollectionViewContro
     }
     
     func stateRestorationActivity() -> NSUserActivity? {
+        guard isViewLoaded else {
+            return nil
+        }
         let visible = collectionView.indexPathsForVisibleItems.sorted()
         let snapshot = dataSource.snapshot()
         let visibleRect = CGRect(origin: collectionView.contentOffset, size: collectionView.bounds.size)