diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 89bcccc..3066913 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Added
 -----
 
 * You can now add plain text notes and paste text from the clipboard
-* You can now open bee files from finder on MacOS (by Davin Andrs)
+* You can now open bee files from finder on MacOS (by David Andrs)
 
 
 Changed
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ Changed
 Fixed
 -----
 
-* Hovering over the scale handles of very narrow items now displays correct cursor
+* Hovering over the scale handles of very narrow items now displays
+  correct cursor orientation
+* Fix a rare crash while displaying selection handles
 
 
 0.1.1 - 2021-07-18
diff --git a/beeref/items.py b/beeref/items.py
index fd408e3..1857ff7 100644
--- a/beeref/items.py
+++ b/beeref/items.py
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ class BeeItemMixin(SelectableMixin):
         return self.isSelected()
 
     def has_selection_handles(self):
-        return self.isSelected() and self.scene().has_single_selection()
+        return (self.isSelected()
+                and self.scene()
+                and self.scene().has_single_selection())
 
     def selection_action_items(self):
         """The items affected by selection actions like scaling and rotating.