--- deliantra/server/common/map.C	2007/02/17 23:32:11	1.91
+++ deliantra/server/common/map.C	2007/02/18 17:24:16	1.92
@@ -1689,7 +1689,7 @@
       object *pick = at (rndm (width), rndm (height)).bot;
 
       // do not prefer big monsters just because they are big.
-      if (pick->head_ () == pick)
+      if (pick && pick->head_ () == pick)
         return pick->head_ ();
     }