diff --git a/Sources/Views/MessageInputBar.swift b/Sources/Views/MessageInputBar.swift
index 3a1b9ea9..07cd87d7 100644
--- a/Sources/Views/MessageInputBar.swift
+++ b/Sources/Views/MessageInputBar.swift
@@ -443,6 +443,8 @@ open class MessageInputBar: UIView {
     /// - Parameter positions: The UIStackView's to layout
     public func layoutStackViews(_ positions: [InputStackView.Position] = [.left, .right, .bottom, .top]) {
         
+        guard superview != nil else { return }
+        
         for position in positions {
             switch position {
             case .left:
@@ -507,6 +509,7 @@ open class MessageInputBar: UIView {
                     $0.parentStackViewPosition = position
                     leftStackView.addArrangedSubview($0)
                 }
+                guard superview != nil else { return }
                 leftStackView.layoutIfNeeded()
             case .right:
                 rightStackView.arrangedSubviews.forEach { $0.removeFromSuperview() }
@@ -516,6 +519,7 @@ open class MessageInputBar: UIView {
                     $0.parentStackViewPosition = position
                     rightStackView.addArrangedSubview($0)
                 }
+                guard superview != nil else { return }
                 rightStackView.layoutIfNeeded()
             case .bottom:
                 bottomStackView.arrangedSubviews.forEach { $0.removeFromSuperview() }
@@ -525,6 +529,7 @@ open class MessageInputBar: UIView {
                     $0.parentStackViewPosition = position
                     bottomStackView.addArrangedSubview($0)
                 }
+                guard superview != nil else { return }
                 bottomStackView.layoutIfNeeded()
             case .top:
                 topStackView.arrangedSubviews.forEach { $0.removeFromSuperview() }
@@ -534,6 +539,7 @@ open class MessageInputBar: UIView {
                     $0.parentStackViewPosition = position
                     topStackView.addArrangedSubview($0)
                 }
+                guard superview != nil else { return }
                 topStackView.layoutIfNeeded()
             }
         }