diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/ui/ItemSearchFolderBrowser.java b/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/ui/ItemSearchFolderBrowser.java
index 294de21c5..b41855a1f 100755
--- a/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/ui/ItemSearchFolderBrowser.java
+++ b/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/ui/ItemSearchFolderBrowser.java
@@ -328,7 +328,9 @@ public class ItemSearchFolderBrowser extends Table {
                     + widget + ".value=\"" + fill + "\";\n");
             // set protocol to 'other' in FCKEditor, else relative url prepended by http://
             if (Bebop.getConfig().getDHTMLEditor().equals(BebopConstants.BEBOP_FCKEDITOR)) {
-                buffer.append("window.opener.document.getElementById('cmbLinkProtocol').value=\"\";\n");
+		buffer.append(" if(window.opener.document.getElementById('cmbLinkProtocol')) {\n");
+                buffer.append("  window.opener.document.getElementById('cmbLinkProtocol').value=\"\";\n");
+		buffer.append(" }\n");
             }
 
             buffer.append(" self.close(); \n"