diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/render/object.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/render/object.cpp
index d92b4aaa2..3cf256e11 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/render/object.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/render/object.cpp
@@ -156,11 +156,13 @@ CSVRender::Object::~Object()
 {
     clear();
 
-    if(mPhysics) // preview may not have physics enabled
-        mPhysics->removeObject(mBase->getName());
-
     if (mBase)
+    {
+        if(mPhysics) // preview may not have physics enabled
+            mPhysics->removeObject(mBase->getName());
+
         mBase->getCreator()->destroySceneNode (mBase);
+    }
 }
 
 bool CSVRender::Object::referenceableDataChanged (const QModelIndex& topLeft,