diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmp/CellController.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmp/CellController.cpp
index a1f3e68e0..d04ad1d15 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmp/CellController.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmp/CellController.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ void CellController::updateLocal(bool forceUpdate)
     {
         mwmp::Cell *mpCell = it->second;
 
-        if (!world->isCellActive(*mpCell->getCellStore()->getCell()))
+        if (!mpCell->getCellStore() || !world->isCellActive(*mpCell->getCellStore()->getCell()))
         {
             mpCell->uninitializeLocalActors();
             mpCell->uninitializeDedicatedActors();