diff --git a/WordPress/Classes/ViewRelated/Stats/Insights/StatsTotalInsightsCell.swift b/WordPress/Classes/ViewRelated/Stats/Insights/StatsTotalInsightsCell.swift
index e6f2d957712a..0713e3ab902e 100644
--- a/WordPress/Classes/ViewRelated/Stats/Insights/StatsTotalInsightsCell.swift
+++ b/WordPress/Classes/ViewRelated/Stats/Insights/StatsTotalInsightsCell.swift
@@ -269,6 +269,12 @@ class StatsTotalInsightsCell: StatsBaseCell {
 
     // Rebuilds guide view for accessibility only if guide view already exists
     private func rebuildGuideViewIfNeeded() {
+        /// NSAttributedString initialized with HTML on the background  crashes the app
+        /// This method can be called when traitCollectionDidChange which can be triggered when app goes to background
+        guard UIApplication.shared.applicationState != .background else {
+            return
+        }
+
         if guideText != nil,
            let statsSummaryType = statsSummaryType,
            let guideText = StatsTotalInsightsData.makeTotalInsightsGuideText(lastPostInsight: lastPostInsight, statsSummaryType: statsSummaryType) {