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 933c30cd2..8c8847ad5 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
@@ -1205,7 +1205,7 @@ public abstract class Mob extends Char {
 				if (!recentlyAttackedBy.isEmpty()){
 					boolean swapped = false;
 					for (Char ch : recentlyAttackedBy){
-						if (fieldOfView[ch.pos] && ch.invisible == 0 && !isCharmedBy(ch)) {
+						if (ch != null && fieldOfView[ch.pos] && ch.invisible == 0 && !isCharmedBy(ch)) {
 							if (canAttack(ch) || Dungeon.level.distance(pos, ch.pos) < Dungeon.level.distance(pos, enemy.pos)) {
 								enemy = ch;
 								target = ch.pos;