diff --git a/packages/app/src/Application.js b/packages/app/src/Application.js
index b5c0ba1..2c67c94 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/Application.js
+++ b/packages/app/src/Application.js
@@ -187,11 +187,13 @@
      */
     destroy(removeView)
     {
-        const oldTicker = this._ticker;
+        if (this._ticker)
+        {
+            const oldTicker = this._ticker;
 
-        this.ticker = null;
-
-        oldTicker.destroy();
+            this.ticker = null;
+            oldTicker.destroy();
+        }
 
         this.stage.destroy();
         this.stage = null;

diff --git a/packages/app/src/Application.js b/packages/app/src/Application.js
index b5c0ba1..2c67c94 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/Application.js
+++ b/packages/app/src/Application.js
@@ -187,11 +187,13 @@
      */
     destroy(removeView)
     {
-        const oldTicker = this._ticker;
+        if (this._ticker)
+        {
+            const oldTicker = this._ticker;
 
-        this.ticker = null;
-
-        oldTicker.destroy();
+            this.ticker = null;
+            oldTicker.destroy();
+        }
 
         this.stage.destroy();
         this.stage = null;
diff --git a/packages/app/test/index.js b/packages/app/test/index.js
index 7643aef..7bfa205 100644
--- a/packages/app/test/index.js
+++ b/packages/app/test/index.js
@@ -57,4 +57,66 @@
             done();
         });
     });
+
+    describe('set ticker', function ()
+    {
+        before(function ()
+        {
+            this.app = new Application();
+            /* remove default listener to prevent uncaught exception */
+            this.app._ticker.remove(this.app.render, this.app);
+        });
+
+        after(function ()
+        {
+            this.app.destroy(true);
+        });
+
+        it('should assign ticker object', function ()
+        {
+            const ticker = { add: sinon.spy() };
+            const _ticker = { remove: sinon.spy() };
+
+            this.app._ticker = _ticker;
+            this.app.ticker = ticker;
+
+            expect(_ticker.remove).to.be.calledOnce;
+            expect(_ticker.remove.args[0][0]).to.be.equal(this.app.render);
+            expect(_ticker.remove.args[0][1]).to.be.equal(this.app);
+
+            expect(this.app._ticker).to.be.equal(ticker);
+            expect(ticker.add).to.be.calledOnce;
+            expect(ticker.add.args[0][0]).to.be.equal(this.app.render);
+            expect(ticker.add.args[0][1]).to.be.equal(this.app);
+            expect(ticker.add.args[0][2]).to.be.equal(PIXI.UPDATE_PRIORITY.LOW);
+        });
+
+        it('should assign ticker if no ticker', function ()
+        {
+            const ticker = { add: sinon.spy() };
+
+            this.app._ticker = null;
+            this.app.ticker = ticker;
+
+            expect(this.app._ticker).to.be.equal(ticker);
+            expect(ticker.add).to.be.calledOnce;
+            expect(ticker.add.args[0][0]).to.be.equal(this.app.render);
+            expect(ticker.add.args[0][1]).to.be.equal(this.app);
+            expect(ticker.add.args[0][2]).to.be.equal(PIXI.UPDATE_PRIORITY.LOW);
+        });
+
+        it('should assign null ticker', function ()
+        {
+            const _ticker = { remove: sinon.spy() };
+
+            this.app._ticker = _ticker;
+            this.app.ticker = null;
+
+            expect(_ticker.remove).to.be.calledOnce;
+            expect(_ticker.remove.args[0][0]).to.be.equal(this.app.render);
+            expect(_ticker.remove.args[0][1]).to.be.equal(this.app);
+
+            expect(this.app._ticker).to.be.null;
+        });
+    });
 });