diff --git a/lib/ice-coder.js b/lib/ice-coder.js
index 2080fa2..378b608 100644
--- a/lib/ice-coder.js
+++ b/lib/ice-coder.js
@@ -808,8 +808,8 @@ var ICEcoder = {
 		results		= top.document.getElementById('results');
 
 		// If we have something to find in currrent document
-		if (find.length>0 && document.findAndReplace.target.value=="this document") {
-			cM = ICEcoder.getcMInstance();
+		cM = ICEcoder.getcMInstance();
+		if (cM && find.length>0 && document.findAndReplace.target.value=="this document") {
 			content = cM.getValue().toLowerCase();
 
 			// Find & replace the next instance, or all?