diff --git a/panel/LogView.js b/panel/LogView.js
index 73b71c4..05a90a3 100644
--- a/panel/LogView.js
+++ b/panel/LogView.js
@@ -39,12 +39,13 @@ Ext.define('Proxmox.panel.LogView', {
 
     updateView: function(start, end, total, text) {
         var me = this;
-	var el = me.dataCmp.el;
 
 	if (me.destroyed) { // return if element is not there anymore
 	    return;
 	}
 
+	var el = me.dataCmp.el;
+
 	if (me.viewInfo && me.viewInfo.start === start &&
 	    me.viewInfo.end === end && me.viewInfo.total === total &&
 	    me.viewInfo.textLength === text.length) {