diff --git a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/Object.cpp b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/Object.cpp
index edda6839d12..85bd61efa71 100644
--- a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/Object.cpp
+++ b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/Object.cpp
@@ -3608,12 +3608,10 @@ void Object::xfer( Xfer *xfer )
 	Drawable *draw = getDrawable();
 	DrawableID drawableID = draw ? draw->getID() : INVALID_DRAWABLE_ID;
 	xfer->xferDrawableID( &drawableID );
-	if( xfer->getXferMode() == XFER_LOAD )
+	if (draw && xfer->getXferMode() == XFER_LOAD)
 	{
-
 		// change the ID of the drawable attached to be the same ID as it was when it was saved
-		draw->setID( drawableID );
-
+		draw->setID(drawableID);
 	}
 
 	// internal name
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/Object.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/Object.cpp
index 0a03557b1b3..a8029b4ec8d 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/Object.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/Object.cpp
@@ -4118,12 +4118,10 @@ void Object::xfer( Xfer *xfer )
 	Drawable *draw = getDrawable();
 	DrawableID drawableID = draw ? draw->getID() : INVALID_DRAWABLE_ID;
 	xfer->xferDrawableID( &drawableID );
-	if( xfer->getXferMode() == XFER_LOAD )
+	if (draw && xfer->getXferMode() == XFER_LOAD)
 	{
-
 		// change the ID of the drawable attached to be the same ID as it was when it was saved
-		draw->setID( drawableID );
-
+		draw->setID(drawableID);
 	}
 
 	// internal name