diff --git a/src/game/entity.cpp b/src/game/entity.cpp
index 618d5be..f464ff2 100644
--- a/src/game/entity.cpp
+++ b/src/game/entity.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ void game::Entity::Update()
     if (parentnum_)
     {
         parent_ = world_.GetEntity(parentnum_);
-        parent_->TryUpdate();
+
+        if (parent_)
+            parent_->TryUpdate();
     }
 
     // update transform parent
diff --git a/src/gameview/entityview.cpp b/src/gameview/entityview.cpp
index 1af7fc0..ca03531 100644
--- a/src/gameview/entityview.cpp
+++ b/src/gameview/entityview.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ void game::view::EntityView::Update(const UpdateInfo& info)
     if (parentnum_)
     {
         parent_ = world_.GetEntity(parentnum_);
-        parent_->TryUpdate(info);
+
+        if (parent_)
+            parent_->TryUpdate(info);
     }
 
     // update transform parent