diff --git a/lib/src/main/java/com/nhaarman/supertooltips/ToolTipView.java b/lib/src/main/java/com/nhaarman/supertooltips/ToolTipView.java
index eb6e3cd..afda290 100644
--- a/lib/src/main/java/com/nhaarman/supertooltips/ToolTipView.java
+++ b/lib/src/main/java/com/nhaarman/supertooltips/ToolTipView.java
@@ -102,7 +102,9 @@ public boolean onPreDraw() {
         RelativeLayout.LayoutParams layoutParams = (RelativeLayout.LayoutParams) getLayoutParams();
         layoutParams.width = mWidth;
         setLayoutParams(layoutParams);
-
+        if (getParent() == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
         if (mToolTip != null) {
             applyToolTipPosition();
         }
@@ -152,7 +154,9 @@ private void applyToolTipPosition() {
         mView.getWindowVisibleDisplayFrame(viewDisplayFrame);
 
         final int[] parentViewScreenPosition = new int[2];
-        ((View) getParent()).getLocationOnScreen(parentViewScreenPosition);
+        if (getParent() != null) {
+            ((View) getParent()).getLocationOnScreen(parentViewScreenPosition);
+        }
 
         final int masterViewWidth = mView.getWidth();
         final int masterViewHeight = mView.getHeight();