diff --git a/dzgui/views/trees/tree_mods.py b/dzgui/views/trees/tree_mods.py
index 17f12fd..108f9ef 100644
--- a/dzgui/views/trees/tree_mods.py
+++ b/dzgui/views/trees/tree_mods.py
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ class ModTreeView(ModsMixin, ContextMixin, TreeView):  # type: ignore
     def get_selected_mod(self) -> str:
         path = self.get_focused_row_path()
         model = self.get_model()
+        if model is None:
+            raise AttributeError("Trying to call a method on a non-existent model")
         tree_iter = model.get_iter(path)
         mod = model.get(tree_iter, 2)[0]
         return str(mod)
diff --git a/dzgui/views/trees/tree_server_mods.py b/dzgui/views/trees/tree_server_mods.py
index f527164..d3eb436 100644
--- a/dzgui/views/trees/tree_server_mods.py
+++ b/dzgui/views/trees/tree_server_mods.py
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ class ServerModTreeView(ContextMixin, TreeView):  # type: ignore
     def get_selected_mod(self) -> str:
         path = self.get_focused_row_path()
         model = self.get_model()
+        if model is None:
+            raise AttributeError("Trying to call a method on a non-existent model")
         tree_iter = model.get_iter(path)
         # FIXME: https://docs.gtk.org/gtk3/method.TreeModel.get.html
         mod = model.get(tree_iter, 1)[0]