--- a/mobile/android/geckoview/src/main/java/org/mozilla/gecko/process/GeckoProcessManager.java
+++ b/mobile/android/geckoview/src/main/java/org/mozilla/gecko/process/GeckoProcessManager.java
@@ -156,18 +156,19 @@ public final class GeckoProcessManager e
             }
             return connection;
         }
     }
 
     public void preload(final String... types) {
         for (final String type : types) {
             final ChildConnection connection = getConnection(type);
-            connection.bind();
-            connection.getPid();
+            if (connection.bind() != null) {
+                connection.getPid();
+            }
         }
     }
 
     @WrapForJNI
     private static int start(final String type, final String[] args,
                              final int ipcFd, final int crashFd,
                              final int crashAnnotationFd) {
         return INSTANCE.start(type, args, ipcFd, crashFd, crashAnnotationFd, /* retry */ false);