From 4d0ba19b2d547945c3d0f9376b2015ba771f9546 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: MattRoyle <matthew.royle@bruker.com>
Date: Mon, 18 May 2026 11:02:41 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add a check for the value_stream before the value property is
 accessed.

---
 nion/ui/CanvasItem.py | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/nion/ui/CanvasItem.py b/nion/ui/CanvasItem.py
index 086cefb..2c7ad15 100644
--- a/nion/ui/CanvasItem.py
+++ b/nion/ui/CanvasItem.py
@@ -3235,7 +3235,9 @@ def close(self) -> None:
 
     @property
     def value(self) -> float:
-        return self.value_stream.value or 0.0
+        if self.value_stream is not None and self.value_stream.value is not None:
+            return self.value_stream.value
+        return 0.0
 
     @value.setter
     def value(self, value: float) -> None: