diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b48b018b37..bfac26ead5 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2005-04-21  Christian Stimming  <stimming@tuhh.de>
+
+	* src/import-export/hbci/gnc-hbci-getbalance.c: Fix forgotten NULL
+	check as reported by Martin Preuss <aquamaniac@gmx.de>.
+
 2005-04-14  David Hampton  <hampton@employees.org>
 
 	* src/engine/iso-4217-currencies.scm: 
diff --git a/src/import-export/hbci/gnc-hbci-getbalance.c b/src/import-export/hbci/gnc-hbci-getbalance.c
index f4e9e38286..cdfd5501c7 100644
--- a/src/import-export/hbci/gnc-hbci-getbalance.c
+++ b/src/import-export/hbci/gnc-hbci-getbalance.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ gnc_hbci_getbalance_finish (GtkWidget *parent,
   const AB_ACCOUNT_STATUS *response;
   const AB_BALANCE *noted_grp, *booked_grp;
   const AB_VALUE *booked_val, *noted_val;
-  time_t booked_tt;
+  time_t booked_tt=0;
   gboolean dialogres;
   double booked_value, noted_value;
   gnc_numeric value;
@@ -209,8 +209,12 @@ gnc_hbci_getbalance_finish (GtkWidget *parent,
   booked_grp = AB_AccountStatus_GetBookedBalance(response);
 
   if (booked_grp) {
+    const GWEN_TIME *ti;
+
+    ti=AB_Balance_GetTime(booked_grp);
+    if (ti)
+      booked_tt = GWEN_Time_toTime_t (ti);
     booked_val = AB_Balance_GetValue(booked_grp);
-    booked_tt = GWEN_Time_toTime_t (AB_Balance_GetTime(booked_grp));
     if (booked_val)
       booked_value = AB_Value_GetValue (booked_val);
     else {