diff --git a/src/main/java/com/maddyhome/idea/vim/ex/ExOutputModel.kt b/src/main/java/com/maddyhome/idea/vim/ex/ExOutputModel.kt
index 1a97146d45..fce49a32a3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/maddyhome/idea/vim/ex/ExOutputModel.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/com/maddyhome/idea/vim/ex/ExOutputModel.kt
@@ -70,5 +70,8 @@ class ExOutputModel private constructor(private val myEditor: Editor) : VimExOut
       }
       return model
     }
+
+    @JvmStatic
+    fun tryGetInstance(editor: Editor) = editor.vimExOutput
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/maddyhome/idea/vim/group/EditorGroup.java b/src/main/java/com/maddyhome/idea/vim/group/EditorGroup.java
index ec10d2188d..83d0311811 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/maddyhome/idea/vim/group/EditorGroup.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/maddyhome/idea/vim/group/EditorGroup.java
@@ -417,7 +417,10 @@ public void propertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent evt) {
           if (activeCommandLine != null) {
             injector.getProcessGroup().cancelExEntry(new IjVimEditor(editor), false);
           }
-          ExOutputModel.getInstance(editor).close();
+          ExOutputModel exOutputModel = ExOutputModel.tryGetInstance(editor);
+          if (exOutputModel != null) {
+            exOutputModel.close();
+          }
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/maddyhome/idea/vim/group/MotionGroup.kt b/src/main/java/com/maddyhome/idea/vim/group/MotionGroup.kt
index c396628dff..dba34afcef 100755
--- a/src/main/java/com/maddyhome/idea/vim/group/MotionGroup.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/com/maddyhome/idea/vim/group/MotionGroup.kt
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ internal class MotionGroup : VimMotionGroupBase() {
               }
               is Mode.CMD_LINE -> {
                 injector.processGroup.cancelExEntry(vimEditor, false)
-                ExOutputModel.getInstance(editor).close()
+                ExOutputModel.tryGetInstance(editor)?.close()
               }
               else -> {}
             }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/maddyhome/idea/vim/listener/VimListenerManager.kt b/src/main/java/com/maddyhome/idea/vim/listener/VimListenerManager.kt
index b9d917bd2b..a10ba22c70 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/maddyhome/idea/vim/listener/VimListenerManager.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/com/maddyhome/idea/vim/listener/VimListenerManager.kt
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ internal object VimListenerManager {
           injector.processGroup.cancelExEntry(editor.vim, false)
         }
 
-        ExOutputModel.getInstance(editor).close()
+        ExOutputModel.tryGetInstance(editor)?.close()
 
         val caretModel = editor.caretModel
         if (editor.vim.mode.selectionType != null) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/maddyhome/idea/vim/ui/ExOutputPanel.java b/src/main/java/com/maddyhome/idea/vim/ui/ExOutputPanel.java
index 6697a72eaf..21c1936ac7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/maddyhome/idea/vim/ui/ExOutputPanel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/maddyhome/idea/vim/ui/ExOutputPanel.java
@@ -267,6 +267,12 @@ private void scrollOffset(int more) {
   private void positionPanel() {
     final JComponent contentComponent = myEditor.getContentComponent();
     Container scroll = SwingUtilities.getAncestorOfClass(JScrollPane.class, contentComponent);
+    JRootPane rootPane = SwingUtilities.getRootPane(contentComponent);
+    if (scroll == null || rootPane == null) {
+      // These might be null if we're invoked during component initialisation and before it's been added to the tree
+      return;
+    }
+
     setSize(scroll.getSize());
 
     myLineHeight = myText.getFontMetrics(myText.getFont()).getHeight();
@@ -280,8 +286,7 @@ private void positionPanel() {
     Rectangle bounds = scroll.getBounds();
     bounds.translate(0, scroll.getHeight() - height);
     bounds.height = height;
-    Point pos = SwingUtilities.convertPoint(scroll.getParent(), bounds.getLocation(),
-                                            SwingUtilities.getRootPane(contentComponent).getGlassPane());
+    Point pos = SwingUtilities.convertPoint(scroll.getParent(), bounds.getLocation(), rootPane.getGlassPane());
     bounds.setLocation(pos);
     setBounds(bounds);