diff --git a/AndroidManifest.xml b/AndroidManifest.xml
index d4a6dea64a3f..e5bad22ad4b9 100644
--- a/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     package="at.tomtasche.reader"
     android:installLocation="auto"
-    android:versionCode="50"
-    android:versionName="2.11.4" >
+    android:versionCode="51"
+    android:versionName="2.11.5" >
 
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
diff --git a/OpenDocument.apk b/OpenDocument.apk
index 0013d5481d42..c280e10a6fa0 100644
Binary files a/OpenDocument.apk and b/OpenDocument.apk differ
diff --git a/src/at/tomtasche/reader/ui/activity/MainActivity.java b/src/at/tomtasche/reader/ui/activity/MainActivity.java
index b5b777557b95..d33f94992903 100644
--- a/src/at/tomtasche/reader/ui/activity/MainActivity.java
+++ b/src/at/tomtasche/reader/ui/activity/MainActivity.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import android.view.Menu;
 import android.view.MenuItem;
 import android.view.View;
+import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.view.WindowManager;
 import android.widget.EditText;
 import android.widget.LinearLayout;
@@ -244,8 +245,11 @@ public void onAdExpanded(AdLayout arg0) {
 
 	@Override
 	public void onAdFailedToLoad(AdLayout arg0, AdError arg1) {
+		((ViewGroup) madView.getParent()).removeView(madView);
 		((AdLayout) madView).destroy();
 
+		madView = null;
+
 		showGoogleAds();
 	}
 
@@ -776,7 +780,23 @@ protected void onDestroy() {
 			e.printStackTrace();
 		}
 
-		super.onDestroy();
+		try {
+			// keeps throwing exceptions for some users:
+			// Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
+			// android.webkit.WebViewClassic.requestFocus(WebViewClassic.java:9898)
+			// android.webkit.WebView.requestFocus(WebView.java:2133)
+			// android.view.ViewGroup.onRequestFocusInDescendants(ViewGroup.java:2384)
+			if (madView != null) {
+				if (madView instanceof AdView) {
+					((AdView) madView).destroy();
+				} else if (madView instanceof AdLayout) {
+					((AdLayout) madView).destroy();
+				}
+			}
+			super.onDestroy();
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
 	}
 
 	public String getPublicKey() {