diff --git a/textual.cc b/textual.cc
index 61cf37f8..b80c820c 100644
--- a/textual.cc
+++ b/textual.cc
@@ -261,8 +261,8 @@ transaction_t * parse_transaction(char * line, account_t * account,
 	if (xact->amount.commodity() &&
 	    ! xact->amount.commodity().annotated)
 	  xact->amount.annotate_commodity(per_unit_cost,
-					  xact->entry->actual_date(),
-					  xact->entry->code);
+					  xact->entry ? xact->entry->actual_date() : datetime_t(),
+					  xact->entry ? xact->entry->code : "");
 
 	DEBUG_PRINT("ledger.textual.parse", "line " << linenum << ": " <<
 		    "Total cost is " << *xact->cost);