diff --git a/src/AdaptivePopover.tsx b/src/AdaptivePopover.tsx
index 562312d..b754729 100644
--- a/src/AdaptivePopover.tsx
+++ b/src/AdaptivePopover.tsx
@@ -236,6 +236,11 @@ export default class AdaptivePopover extends Component<AdaptivePopoverProps, Ada
     let rect: Rect;
     count = 0;
     do {
+      // Guard against ref becoming null between async iterations
+      if (!fromRef?.current) {
+        this.debug('calculateRectFromRef - ref not set, bailing');
+        return;
+      }
       rect = await getRectForRef(fromRef);
       if ([rect.x, rect.y, rect.width, rect.height].every(i => i === undefined)) {
         this.debug('calculateRectFromRef - rect not found, all properties undefined');
diff --git a/src/Utility.ts b/src/Utility.ts
index f1ca74c..faa8cad 100644
--- a/src/Utility.ts
+++ b/src/Utility.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export function getRectForRef(ref: RefType): Promise<Rect> {
           resolve(new Rect(x, y, width, height))
       );
     } else {
-      reject(new Error('getRectForRef - current is not set'));
+      resolve(new Rect(0, 0, 0, 0));
     }
   });
 }