diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwclass/door.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwclass/door.cpp
index 3a5ff0d9ae..849960a093 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwclass/door.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwclass/door.cpp
@@ -132,12 +132,14 @@ namespace MWClass
             MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getMaxActivationDistance())
         {
             MWRender::Animation* animation = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getAnimation(ptr);
+            if(animation)
+            {
+                const MWWorld::ESMStore& store = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore();
+                int index = ESM::MagicEffect::effectStringToId("sEffectTelekinesis");
+                const ESM::MagicEffect *effect = store.get<ESM::MagicEffect>().find(index);
 
-            const MWWorld::ESMStore& store = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore();
-            int index = ESM::MagicEffect::effectStringToId("sEffectTelekinesis");
-            const ESM::MagicEffect *effect = store.get<ESM::MagicEffect>().find(index);
-
-            animation->addSpellCastGlow(effect, 1); // 1 second glow to match the time taken for a door opening or closing
+                animation->addSpellCastGlow(effect, 1); // 1 second glow to match the time taken for a door opening or closing
+            }
         }
 
         const std::string keyId = ptr.getCellRef().getKey();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index 611e535c88..8fecee853f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -2552,7 +2552,14 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
     MWRender::Animation* World::getAnimation(const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr)
     {
-        return mRendering->getAnimation(ptr);
+        auto* animation = mRendering->getAnimation(ptr);
+        if(!animation) {
+            mWorldScene->removeFromPagedRefs(ptr);
+            animation = mRendering->getAnimation(ptr);
+            if(animation)
+                mRendering->pagingBlacklistObject(mStore.find(ptr.getCellRef().getRefId()), ptr);
+        }
+        return animation;
     }
 
     const MWRender::Animation* World::getAnimation(const MWWorld::ConstPtr &ptr) const