diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/settingssimulatorcomponent.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/settingssimulatorcomponent.cpp
index 6d69246b6..f21ad4f5d 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/settingssimulatorcomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/settingssimulatorcomponent.cpp
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
                 return info.getIdentifier() == identifier;
             });
 
-            if (selected->isUnspecified())
+            if (selected == simDrivers.end() || selected->isUnspecified())
             {
                 CLogMessage(this).error("Simulator plugin does not exist: '%1'") << identifier;
                 return;