diff --git a/tns-core-modules/application/application.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/application/application.ios.ts
index ed50a80aa..7362023a6 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/application/application.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/application/application.ios.ts
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ class IOSApplication implements IOSApplicationDefinition {
 
     public _onLivesync(): void {
         // If view can't handle livesync set window controller.
-        if (!this._rootView._onLivesync()) {
+        if (this._rootView && !this._rootView._onLivesync()) {
             this.setWindowContent();
         }
     }
@@ -380,4 +380,4 @@ global.__onLiveSync = function __onLiveSync(context?: ModuleContext) {
 
     const rootView = getRootView();
     livesync(rootView, context);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}