diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
index 37bba6d3a..e85aa9b83 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
@@ -29,9 +29,11 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         calculateCreatureStatModifiers (ptr);
 
         // AI
-        CreatureStats& creatureStats =  MWWorld::Class::get (ptr).getCreatureStats (ptr);
         if(!MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->isGuiMode())
+        {
+            CreatureStats& creatureStats =  MWWorld::Class::get (ptr).getCreatureStats (ptr);
             creatureStats.getAiSequence().execute (ptr);
+        }
     }
 
     void Actors::updateNpc (const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr, float duration, bool paused)