1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/resources/monsterdb.cpp b/src/resources/monsterdb.cpp
index 6ebbaedde..854450bfd 100644
--- a/src/resources/monsterdb.cpp
+++ b/src/resources/monsterdb.cpp
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ void MonsterDB::load()
         //iterate <sprite>s and <sound>s
         for_each_xml_child_node(spriteNode, monsterNode)
         {
+            if (!spriteNode->xmlChildrenNode)
+                continue;
+
             if (xmlStrEqual(spriteNode->name, BAD_CAST "sprite"))
             {
                 SpriteReference *currentSprite = new SpriteReference;