diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/mobs/Elemental.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/mobs/Elemental.java
index 9a3baa5a5..23b58a1f5 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/mobs/Elemental.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/mobs/Elemental.java
@@ -390,7 +390,9 @@ public abstract class Elemental extends Mob {
 						Music.INSTANCE.fadeOut(1f, new Callback() {
 							@Override
 							public void call() {
-								Dungeon.level.playLevelMusic();
+								if (Dungeon.level != null) {
+									Dungeon.level.playLevelMusic();
+								}
 							}
 						});
 					}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/mobs/npcs/Ghost.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/mobs/npcs/Ghost.java
index cea061298..ffca7e849 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/mobs/npcs/Ghost.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/mobs/npcs/Ghost.java
@@ -194,7 +194,9 @@ public class Ghost extends NPC {
 								Music.INSTANCE.fadeOut(1f, new Callback() {
 									@Override
 									public void call() {
-										Dungeon.level.playLevelMusic();
+										if (Dungeon.level != null) {
+											Dungeon.level.playLevelMusic();
+										}
 									}
 								});
 							}
@@ -367,7 +369,9 @@ public class Ghost extends NPC {
 						Music.INSTANCE.fadeOut(1f, new Callback() {
 							@Override
 							public void call() {
-								Dungeon.level.playLevelMusic();
+								if (Dungeon.level != null) {
+									Dungeon.level.playLevelMusic();
+								}
 							}
 						});
 					}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/mobs/npcs/Wandmaker.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/mobs/npcs/Wandmaker.java
index b980d5977..0b5bc30ae 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/mobs/npcs/Wandmaker.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/mobs/npcs/Wandmaker.java
@@ -358,7 +358,8 @@ public class Wandmaker extends NPC {
 		//quest is active if:
 		public static boolean active(){
 			//it is not completed
-			if (wand1 == null || wand2 == null || !(Dungeon.level instanceof RegularLevel)){
+			if (wand1 == null || wand2 == null
+					|| !(Dungeon.level instanceof RegularLevel) || Dungeon.hero == null){
 				return false;
 			}
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/quest/CorpseDust.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/quest/CorpseDust.java
index 9217d0ec9..1a446f19f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/quest/CorpseDust.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/quest/CorpseDust.java
@@ -150,11 +150,12 @@ public class CorpseDust extends Item {
 			Game.runOnRenderThread(new Callback() {
 				@Override
 				public void call() {
-					//maybe have a fade here?
 					Music.INSTANCE.fadeOut(1f, new Callback() {
 						@Override
 						public void call() {
-							Dungeon.level.playLevelMusic();
+							if (Dungeon.level != null) {
+								Dungeon.level.playLevelMusic();
+							}
 						}
 					});
 				}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/levels/PrisonLevel.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/levels/PrisonLevel.java
index df43a958e..1ebe9fb05 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/levels/PrisonLevel.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/levels/PrisonLevel.java
@@ -157,7 +157,9 @@ public class PrisonLevel extends RegularLevel {
 						Music.INSTANCE.fadeOut(1f, new Callback() {
 							@Override
 							public void call() {
-								Dungeon.level.playLevelMusic();
+								if (Dungeon.level != null) {
+									Dungeon.level.playLevelMusic();
+								}
 							}
 						});
 					}