check for active frontend in update_restart_checkbox

closes  #1982

IPython/frontend/qt/console/mainwindow.py

@@ -849,6 +849,8 b' class MainWindow(QtGui.QMainWindow):'
         self.confirm_restart_kernel_action.setChecked(widget.confirm_restart)
 
     def update_restart_checkbox(self):
+        if self.active_frontend is None:
+            return
         widget = self.active_frontend
         self.confirm_restart_kernel_action.setChecked(widget.confirm_restart)