diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.cpp
index cb3d0d0a1..9e26cb0f9 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.cpp
@@ -395,15 +395,18 @@ namespace MWGui
         const MWWorld::ESMStore& store = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore();
         if (info.enchant != "")
         {
-            enchant = store.get<ESM::Enchantment>().find(info.enchant);
-            if (enchant->mData.mType == ESM::Enchantment::CastOnce)
-                text += "\n#{sItemCastOnce}";
-            else if (enchant->mData.mType == ESM::Enchantment::WhenStrikes)
-                text += "\n#{sItemCastWhenStrikes}";
-            else if (enchant->mData.mType == ESM::Enchantment::WhenUsed)
-                text += "\n#{sItemCastWhenUsed}";
-            else if (enchant->mData.mType == ESM::Enchantment::ConstantEffect)
-                text += "\n#{sItemCastConstant}";
+            enchant = store.get<ESM::Enchantment>().search(info.enchant);
+            if (enchant)
+            {
+                if (enchant->mData.mType == ESM::Enchantment::CastOnce)
+                    text += "\n#{sItemCastOnce}";
+                else if (enchant->mData.mType == ESM::Enchantment::WhenStrikes)
+                    text += "\n#{sItemCastWhenStrikes}";
+                else if (enchant->mData.mType == ESM::Enchantment::WhenUsed)
+                    text += "\n#{sItemCastWhenUsed}";
+                else if (enchant->mData.mType == ESM::Enchantment::ConstantEffect)
+                    text += "\n#{sItemCastConstant}";
+            }
         }
 
         // this the maximum width of the tooltip before it starts word-wrapping
@@ -472,9 +475,8 @@ namespace MWGui
             totalSize.width = std::max(totalSize.width, coord.width);
         }
 
-        if (info.enchant != "")
+        if (enchant)
         {
-            assert(enchant);
             MyGUI::Widget* enchantArea = mDynamicToolTipBox->createWidget<MyGUI::Widget>("",
                 MyGUI::IntCoord(padding.left, totalSize.height, 300-padding.left, 300-totalSize.height),
                 MyGUI::Align::Stretch);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
index ddff61ac7..fa7542060 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
@@ -1143,10 +1143,18 @@ namespace MWRender
         std::string enchantmentName = item.getClass().getEnchantment(item);
         if (enchantmentName.empty())
             return result;
-        const ESM::Enchantment* enchantment = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore().get<ESM::Enchantment>().find(enchantmentName);
+
+        const ESM::Enchantment* enchantment = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore().get<ESM::Enchantment>().search(enchantmentName);
+        if (!enchantment)
+            return result;
+
         assert (enchantment->mEffects.mList.size());
-        const ESM::MagicEffect* magicEffect = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore().get<ESM::MagicEffect>().find(
+
+        const ESM::MagicEffect* magicEffect = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore().get<ESM::MagicEffect>().search(
                 enchantment->mEffects.mList.front().mEffectID);
+        if (!magicEffect)
+            return result;
+
         result.x() = magicEffect->mData.mRed / 255.f;
         result.y() = magicEffect->mData.mGreen / 255.f;
         result.z() = magicEffect->mData.mBlue / 255.f;