diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/mobs/Mob.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/mobs/Mob.java
index 8f62aa2d1..448bf470b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/mobs/Mob.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/mobs/Mob.java
@@ -1206,7 +1206,7 @@ public abstract class Mob extends Char {
 					boolean swapped = false;
 					for (Char ch : recentlyAttackedBy){
 						if (ch != null && alignment != ch.alignment && fieldOfView[ch.pos] && ch.invisible == 0 && !isCharmedBy(ch)) {
-							if (canAttack(ch) || Dungeon.level.distance(pos, ch.pos) < Dungeon.level.distance(pos, enemy.pos)) {
+							if (canAttack(ch) || enemy == null || Dungeon.level.distance(pos, ch.pos) < Dungeon.level.distance(pos, enemy.pos)) {
 								enemy = ch;
 								target = ch.pos;
 								enemyInFOV = true;