diff --git a/dist/js/ionic.js b/dist/js/ionic.js
index 7b04bf5c09..e11fecf2df 100644
--- a/dist/js/ionic.js
+++ b/dist/js/ionic.js
@@ -2376,7 +2376,9 @@ window.ionic = {
       // Grab the refresher element if using Pull to Refresh
       if(this.hasPullToRefresh) {
         this._refresher = document.querySelector('.scroll-refresher');
-        this._refresher.classList.remove('scroll-refreshing');
+        if(this._refresher) {
+          this._refresher.classList.remove('scroll-refreshing');
+        }
       }
 
       this.x = scrollLeft;
diff --git a/js/views/scrollView.js b/js/views/scrollView.js
index b2526ffe0b..819a7b80c6 100644
--- a/js/views/scrollView.js
+++ b/js/views/scrollView.js
@@ -482,7 +482,9 @@
       // Grab the refresher element if using Pull to Refresh
       if(this.hasPullToRefresh) {
         this._refresher = document.querySelector('.scroll-refresher');
-        this._refresher.classList.remove('scroll-refreshing');
+        if(this._refresher) {
+          this._refresher.classList.remove('scroll-refreshing');
+        }
       }
 
       this.x = scrollLeft;