diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/UmbracoContextFactory.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/UmbracoContextFactory.cs
index 2a812036bf..1efdade458 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/UmbracoContextFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/UmbracoContextFactory.cs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web
         public UmbracoContextReference EnsureUmbracoContext(HttpContextBase httpContext = null)
         {
             var currentUmbracoContext = _umbracoContextAccessor.UmbracoContext;
-            if (currentUmbracoContext != null)
+            if (currentUmbracoContext != null && !currentUmbracoContext.Disposed)
                 return new UmbracoContextReference(currentUmbracoContext, false, _umbracoContextAccessor);