1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/sway/commands/scratchpad.c b/sway/commands/scratchpad.c
index a1285df5..c995f2f0 100644
--- a/sway/commands/scratchpad.c
+++ b/sway/commands/scratchpad.c
@@ -105,12 +105,12 @@ struct cmd_results *cmd_scratchpad(int argc, char **argv) {
                 return cmd_results_new(CMD_INVALID, "Scratchpad is empty");
         }
 
-        if (config->handler_context.using_criteria) {
+        if (config->handler_context.node_overridden) {
                 struct sway_container *con = config->handler_context.container;
 
                 // If the container is in a floating split container,
                 // operate on the split container instead of the child.
-                if (container_is_floating_or_child(con)) {
+                if (con && container_is_floating_or_child(con)) {
                         while (con->pending.parent) {
                                 con = con->pending.parent;
                         }
@@ -118,8 +118,9 @@ struct cmd_results *cmd_scratchpad(int argc, char **argv) {
 
                 // If using criteria, this command is executed for every container which
                 // matches the criteria. If this container isn't in the scratchpad,
-                // we'll just silently return a success.
-                if (!con->scratchpad) {
+                // we'll just silently return a success. The same is true if the
+                // overridden node is not a container.
+                if (!con || !con->scratchpad) {
                         return cmd_results_new(CMD_SUCCESS, NULL);
                 }
                 scratchpad_toggle_container(con);