diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bae652156..4862b0d3e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+20.11.4
+* Adding mitigations to an issue that would surface when stopping a view that was not started.
+
 20.11.3
 * Fixed a threading issue in the backend mode feature.
 
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 3904766f4..5a2008956 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # org.gradle.parallel=true
 
 # RELEASE FIELD SECTION
-VERSION_NAME=20.11.3
+VERSION_NAME=20.11.4
 GROUP=ly.count.sdk
 
 POM_URL=https://github.com/Countly/countly-sdk-java
diff --git a/sdk-java/src/main/java/ly/count/sdk/java/Config.java b/sdk-java/src/main/java/ly/count/sdk/java/Config.java
index be422404f..ed402ae61 100644
--- a/sdk-java/src/main/java/ly/count/sdk/java/Config.java
+++ b/sdk-java/src/main/java/ly/count/sdk/java/Config.java
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ public boolean restore(byte[] data) {
     /**
      * Countly SDK version to be sent in HTTP requests
      */
-    protected String sdkVersion = "20.11.3";
+    protected String sdkVersion = "20.11.4";
 
     /**
      * Countly SDK name to be sent in HTTP requests
diff --git a/sdk-java/src/main/java/ly/count/sdk/java/internal/ViewImpl.java b/sdk-java/src/main/java/ly/count/sdk/java/internal/ViewImpl.java
index 4e7bd6db1..d87c8e3d5 100644
--- a/sdk-java/src/main/java/ly/count/sdk/java/internal/ViewImpl.java
+++ b/sdk-java/src/main/java/ly/count/sdk/java/internal/ViewImpl.java
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ public void stop(boolean lastView) {
             return;
         }
 
+        if (start == null) {
+            L.e("stop: We are trying to end a view that has not been started.");
+            return;
+        }
+
         L.d("stop: lastView = " + lastView);
 
         if (ended) {