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-rw-r--r--ranger/core/tab.py20
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/ranger/core/tab.py b/ranger/core/tab.py
index b61a77cc..3a0fb943 100644
--- a/ranger/core/tab.py
+++ b/ranger/core/tab.py
@@ -57,23 +57,21 @@ class Tab(FileManagerAware, SettingsAware):  # pylint: disable=too-many-instance
     thisfile = property(_get_thisfile, _set_thisfile)
 
     def _get_pointer(self):
-        if (
-                self.thisdir is not None
-                and self.thisdir.files[self._pointer] != self._pointed_obj
-        ):
-            try:
-                self._pointer = self.thisdir.files.index(self._pointed_obj)
-            except ValueError:
-                self._pointed_obj = self.thisdir.files[self._pointer]
+        try:
+            if self.thisdir.files[self._pointer] != self._pointed_obj:
+                try:
+                    self._pointer = self.thisdir.files.index(self._pointed_obj)
+                except ValueError:
+                    self._set_pointer(self._pointer)
+        except (TypeError, IndexError):
+            pass
         return self._pointer
 
     def _set_pointer(self, value):
         self._pointer = value
         try:
             self._pointed_obj = self.thisdir.files[self._pointer]
-        except TypeError:
-            pass
-        except IndexError:
+        except (TypeError, IndexError):
             pass
 
     pointer = property(_get_pointer, _set_pointer)