diff --git a/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Fonts/CidFonts/Type2CidFont.cs b/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Fonts/CidFonts/Type2CidFont.cs
index 8689c492..3e08fad6 100644
--- a/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Fonts/CidFonts/Type2CidFont.cs
+++ b/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Fonts/CidFonts/Type2CidFont.cs
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@
 
         public decimal GetWidthFromFont(int characterIdentifier)
         {
+            if (fontProgram == null)
+            {
+                return GetWidthFromDictionary(characterIdentifier);
+            }
+
             if (fontProgram.TryGetBoundingAdvancedWidth(characterIdentifier, cidToGid.GetGlyphIndex, out var width))
             {
                 return width;