diff --git a/src/dorkbox/systemTray/linux/GnomeShellExtension.java b/src/dorkbox/systemTray/linux/GnomeShellExtension.java
index e042054..c5ef0eb 100644
--- a/src/dorkbox/systemTray/linux/GnomeShellExtension.java
+++ b/src/dorkbox/systemTray/linux/GnomeShellExtension.java
@@ -166,6 +166,10 @@ class GnomeShellExtension {
             reader = GnomeShellExtension.class.getResourceAsStream("extension.js");
             fileOutputStream = new FileOutputStream(extensionFile);
 
+            if (reader == null) {
+                throw new RuntimeException("The GnomeShell extension.js file cannot be found. Something is severely wrong.");
+            }
+
             IO.copyStream(reader, fileOutputStream);
         } finally {
             IO.close(reader, logger);