diff --git a/src/game/object_helpers.c b/src/game/object_helpers.c
index f969304e..6e769847 100644
--- a/src/game/object_helpers.c
+++ b/src/game/object_helpers.c
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ u32 get_object_list_from_behavior(const BehaviorScript *behavior) {
 
     // If the first behavior command is "begin", then get the object list header
     // from there
-    if ((behavior[0] >> 24) == 0) {
+    if (behavior && (behavior[0] >> 24) == 0) {
         objectList = (behavior[0] >> 16) & 0xFFFF;
     } else {
         objectList = OBJ_LIST_DEFAULT;