diff --git a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/PartitionManager.cpp b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/PartitionManager.cpp
index 57bd9bca84..60f7bd4276 100644
--- a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/PartitionManager.cpp
+++ b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/PartitionManager.cpp
@@ -3314,6 +3314,9 @@ Object *PartitionManager::getClosestObjects(
 			for (CellAndObjectIntersection *thisCoi = thisCell->getFirstCoiInCell(); thisCoi; thisCoi = thisCoi->getNextCoi())
 			{
 				PartitionData *thisMod = thisCoi->getModule();
+				if (thisMod == nullptr)
+					continue;
+				
 				Object *thisObj = thisMod->getObject();
 
 				// never compare against ourself.
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/PartitionManager.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/PartitionManager.cpp
index 91b5ffb9e6..66d1169299 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/PartitionManager.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/PartitionManager.cpp
@@ -3321,6 +3321,9 @@ Object *PartitionManager::getClosestObjects(
 			for (CellAndObjectIntersection *thisCoi = thisCell->getFirstCoiInCell(); thisCoi; thisCoi = thisCoi->getNextCoi())
 			{
 				PartitionData *thisMod = thisCoi->getModule();
+				if (thisMod == nullptr)
+					continue;
+				
 				Object *thisObj = thisMod->getObject();
 
 				// never compare against ourself.