diff --git a/Controllers/NodeTreeController.cs b/Controllers/NodeTreeController.cs
index 66c0fca..8f608f2 100644
--- a/Controllers/NodeTreeController.cs
+++ b/Controllers/NodeTreeController.cs
@@ -183,13 +183,13 @@ namespace NBTExplorer.Controllers
 
         public void CreateNode (TagType type)
         {
-            if (_nodeTree.Nodes == null || _nodeTree.Nodes.Count == 0)
+            if (SelectedNode == null || _nodeTree.Nodes.Count == 0)
                 return;
 
-            if (_nodeTree.SelectedNode == null)
+            if (SelectedNode == null)
                 CreateNode(_nodeTree.Nodes[0], type);
             else
-                CreateNode(_nodeTree.SelectedNode, type);
+                CreateNode(SelectedNode, type);
         }
 
         public void DeleteNode (TreeNode node)