diff --git a/source/game/StarNpc.cpp b/source/game/StarNpc.cpp
index 28514b8..b44641c 100644
--- a/source/game/StarNpc.cpp
+++ b/source/game/StarNpc.cpp
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ RectF Npc::collisionArea() const {
 pair<ByteArray, uint64_t> Npc::writeNetState(uint64_t fromVersion) {
   // client-side npcs error nearby vanilla NPC scripts because callScriptedEntity
   // for now, scrungle the collision poly to avoid their queries. hacky :(
-  if (m_npcVariant.overrides.getBool("overrideNetPoly", false)) {
+  if (m_npcVariant.overrides && m_npcVariant.overrides.getBool("overrideNetPoly", false)) {
     if (auto mode = entityMode()) {
       if (*mode == EntityMode::Master && connectionForEntity(entityId()) != ServerConnectionId) {
         PolyF poly = m_movementController->collisionPoly();