--- deliantra/server/socket/item.C	2007/01/21 21:28:27	1.35
+++ deliantra/server/socket/item.C	2007/02/04 17:51:12	1.36
@@ -676,6 +676,9 @@
 void
 esrv_del_item (player *pl, int tag)
 {
+  if (!pl->ns)
+    return;
+
   packet sl ("delitem");
 
   sl << uint32 (tag);