diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwphysics/physicssystem.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwphysics/physicssystem.cpp
index 8bf0e39240..8db390a6ea 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwphysics/physicssystem.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwphysics/physicssystem.cpp
@@ -822,7 +822,8 @@ namespace MWPhysics
         // copy new ptr position in temporary vector. player is handled separately as its movement might change active
         // cell.
         mActorsPositions.clear();
-        mActorsPositions.reserve(mActors.size() - 1);
+        if (!mActors.empty())
+            mActorsPositions.reserve(mActors.size() - 1);
         for (const auto& [ptr, physicActor] : mActors)
         {
             if (physicActor.get() == player)
@@ -833,7 +834,8 @@ namespace MWPhysics
         for (const auto& [ptr, pos] : mActorsPositions)
             world->moveObject(ptr, pos, false, false);
 
-        world->moveObject(player->getPtr(), player->getSimulationPosition(), false, false);
+        if (player != nullptr)
+            world->moveObject(player->getPtr(), player->getSimulationPosition(), false, false);
     }
 
     void PhysicsSystem::updateAnimatedCollisionShape(const MWWorld::Ptr& object)
diff --git a/components/resource/objectcache.hpp b/components/resource/objectcache.hpp
index 65b2606b06..6c155b9ec6 100644
--- a/components/resource/objectcache.hpp
+++ b/components/resource/objectcache.hpp
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ namespace Resource
             {
                 // If ref count is greater than 1, the object has an external reference.
                 // If the timestamp is yet to be initialized, it needs to be updated too.
-                if (itr->second.first->referenceCount() > 1 || itr->second.second == 0.0)
+                if ((itr->second.first != nullptr && itr->second.first->referenceCount() > 1)
+                    || itr->second.second == 0.0)
                     itr->second.second = referenceTime;
             }
         }