diff --git a/webshell/tests/viewer/nsXPBaseWindow.cpp b/webshell/tests/viewer/nsXPBaseWindow.cpp
index d0ab9fa99fd1..9e3ffeef1c4d 100644
--- a/webshell/tests/viewer/nsXPBaseWindow.cpp
+++ b/webshell/tests/viewer/nsXPBaseWindow.cpp
@@ -465,6 +465,8 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP nsXPBaseWindow::AddEventListener(nsIDOMNode * aNode)
 {
   nsIDOMEventReceiver * receiver;
 
+  NS_PRECONDITION(nsnull != aNode, "adding event listener to null node");
+
   if (NS_OK == aNode->QueryInterface(kIDOMEventReceiverIID, (void**) &receiver)) {
     receiver->AddEventListener((nsIDOMMouseListener*)this, kIDOMMouseListenerIID);
     NS_RELEASE(receiver);
@@ -478,6 +480,8 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP nsXPBaseWindow::RemoveEventListener(nsIDOMNode * aNode)
 {
   nsIDOMEventReceiver * receiver;
 
+  NS_PRECONDITION(nsnull != aNode, "removing event listener from null node");
+
   if (NS_OK == aNode->QueryInterface(kIDOMEventReceiverIID, (void**) &receiver)) {
     receiver->RemoveEventListener(this, kIDOMMouseListenerIID);
     NS_RELEASE(receiver);