diff --git a/classes/Kohana/Debugtoolbar.php b/classes/Kohana/Debugtoolbar.php
index ca4b365..d302f9b 100644
--- a/classes/Kohana/Debugtoolbar.php
+++ b/classes/Kohana/Debugtoolbar.php
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ abstract class Kohana_Debugtoolbar {
 			return FALSE;
 		}
 
-		if ( ! empty($config->excluded_routes) && in_array(Route::name(Request::initial()->route()), $config->excluded_routes))
+		if ( ! empty($config->excluded_routes) && !is_null(Request::initial()->route()) && in_array(Route::name(Request::initial()->route()), $config->excluded_routes))
 		{
 			return FALSE;
 		}