diff --git a/lib/minimap-element.js b/lib/minimap-element.js
index 31f2abb5..36013422 100644
--- a/lib/minimap-element.js
+++ b/lib/minimap-element.js
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ export default class MinimapElement {
       'minimap.ignoreWhitespacesInTokens': (ignoreWhitespacesInTokens) => {
         this.ignoreWhitespacesInTokens = ignoreWhitespacesInTokens
 
-        this.requestForcedUpdate()
+        if (this.attached) { this.requestForcedUpdate() }
       },
 
       'editor.preferredLineLength': () => {