--- deliantra/Deliantra-Client/DC/UI.pm	2007/08/11 12:07:54	1.426
+++ deliantra/Deliantra-Client/DC/UI.pm	2007/08/19 10:32:49	1.427
@@ -3551,13 +3551,17 @@
       $self->{timer} = Event->timer (
          parked   => 1,
          cb       => sub {
-            return unless $::CONN && $widget;
+            return unless $::CONN;
 
-            ++$widget->{frame};
-            $widget->update_face;
-            $widget->update;
+            my $w = $widget
+               or return;
 
-            $widget->update_timer;
+            ++$w->{frame};
+            $w->update_face;
+
+            # somehow, $widget can go away
+            $w->update;
+            $w->update_timer;
          },
       );