diff --git a/cl_dll/hud_spectator.cpp b/cl_dll/hud_spectator.cpp
index 5bedd0a..53644cc 100644
--- a/cl_dll/hud_spectator.cpp
+++ b/cl_dll/hud_spectator.cpp
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ void CHudSpectator::SetSpectatorStartPosition()
 
 	cl_entity_t * pEnt = gEngfuncs.GetEntityByIndex( 0 );	// get world model
 
-	if ( pEnt )
+	if ( pEnt && pEnt->model && pEnt->model->entities )
 	{
 		char			*data;
 		char			keyname[256];