diff -r f3533f6eae3f -r 96df3ab41000 locationpickerservice/src/locationpickercollectionlistcontent.cpp
--- a/locationpickerservice/src/locationpickercollectionlistcontent.cpp	Fri Jun 11 13:33:47 2010 +0300
+++ b/locationpickerservice/src/locationpickercollectionlistcontent.cpp	Wed Jun 23 18:07:15 2010 +0300
@@ -32,9 +32,16 @@
 {
     // Create a standard model for the view list
     mModel = new QStandardItemModel( this );
-    // create data manager to manage data in the model
-    mDataManager = LocationPickerDataManager::getInstance();
-    mDataManager->populateModel( *mModel, ELocationPickerCollectionListContent, mOrientation );
+    if(mModel)
+    {
+        // create data manager to manage data in the model
+        mDataManager = LocationPickerDataManager::getInstance();
+        bool populated = mDataManager->populateModel( *mModel, ELocationPickerCollectionListContent, mOrientation );
+        if(!populated)
+        {
+        qFatal("Error creating collection");
+        }
+    }
 }
 
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