i3Font font;
font.type = FONT_TYPE_NONE;
+ /* No XCB connction, return early because we're just validating the
+ * configuration file. */
+ if (conn == NULL) {
+ return font;
+ }
+
#if PANGO_SUPPORT
/* Try to load a pango font if specified */
if (strlen(pattern) > strlen("pango:") && !strncmp(pattern, "pango:", strlen("pango:"))) {