diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/Behaviours/Ped/States/CrouchState.cs b/Assets/Scripts/Behaviours/Ped/States/CrouchState.cs
index 3f921348..dbf40f54 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Behaviours/Ped/States/CrouchState.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Behaviours/Ped/States/CrouchState.cs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ namespace SanAndreasUnity.Behaviours.Peds.States
 		//		return;
 
 			CrouchState.AdjustRootFramePosition(m_ped);
-			
+
 		}
 
 		public static void AdjustRootFramePosition(Ped ped)
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ namespace SanAndreasUnity.Behaviours.Peds.States
 
 			var model = ped.PlayerModel;
 
+			if (null == model.RootFrame)
+				return;
+			if (null == model.UnnamedFrame)
+				return;
+
 			// for some reason, y position always remains 0.25
 		//	m_model.UnnamedFrame.transform.localPosition = m_model.UnnamedFrame.transform.localPosition.WithXAndZ();