diff --git a/src/preloadjs/loaders/SVGLoader.js b/src/preloadjs/loaders/SVGLoader.js
index 2d5a5eb..2980b9a 100644
--- a/src/preloadjs/loaders/SVGLoader.js
+++ b/src/preloadjs/loaders/SVGLoader.js
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ this.createjs = this.createjs || {};
 		var xml = createjs.DataUtils.parseXML(loader.getResult(true), "text/xml");
 		var tag = loader.getTag();
 
-		if (!this._preferXHR) {
+		if (!this._preferXHR && document.body.contains(tag)) {
 			document.body.removeChild(tag);
 		}
 
@@ -108,4 +108,4 @@ this.createjs = this.createjs || {};
 
 	createjs.SVGLoader = createjs.promote(SVGLoader, "AbstractLoader");
 
-}());
\ No newline at end of file
+}());