From 448f49e1723a3d3c2c37d4b0a821858320b693de Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: greatguys1 <24220703+greatguys1@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2026 14:26:07 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Dont try to animate null items

Fixes #337
---
 src/game/shared/weapons/genericitem.cpp | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/game/shared/weapons/genericitem.cpp b/src/game/shared/weapons/genericitem.cpp
index 8f3b3910..8e931507 100644
--- a/src/game/shared/weapons/genericitem.cpp
+++ b/src/game/shared/weapons/genericitem.cpp
@@ -2473,7 +2473,7 @@ int __MsgFunc_Anim(const char* pszName, int iSize, void* pbuf)
 		player.pev->weaponanim = iAnim;
 
 	CGenericItem* pItem = player.Hand(iHand);
-	pItem->m_ViewModelAnim = iAnim;
+	if (pItem) pItem->m_ViewModelAnim = iAnim;
 
 	return 1;
 }