diff --git a/source/simulation/Entity.cpp b/source/simulation/Entity.cpp
index 47a72ac5d7..ce1ebe1203 100644
--- a/source/simulation/Entity.cpp
+++ b/source/simulation/Entity.cpp
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ float CEntity::GetAnchorLevel( float x, float z )
 {
 	CTerrain *pTerrain = g_Game->GetWorld()->GetTerrain();
 	float groundLevel = pTerrain->GetExactGroundLevel( x, z );
-	if( m_base->m_anchorType==L"Ground" )
+	if( m_base && m_base->m_anchorType==L"Ground" )
 	{
 		return groundLevel;
 	}