diff --git a/repos/os/src/test/clipboard/main.cc b/repos/os/src/test/clipboard/main.cc
index d893193e3..6a2332528 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/test/clipboard/main.cc
+++ b/repos/os/src/test/clipboard/main.cc
@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@ class Subsystem
 			PLOG("\n%s: import new content:", _name.string());
 
 			_import_rom.update();
+
+			if (!_import_rom.is_valid())
+				return;
+
 			_import_content = _import_rom.local_addr<char>();
 			_log_lines(_import_content, _import_rom.size());