diff --git a/regamedll/dlls/player.cpp b/regamedll/dlls/player.cpp
index 8b71d8446..3fdad71bc 100644
--- a/regamedll/dlls/player.cpp
+++ b/regamedll/dlls/player.cpp
@@ -1295,7 +1295,7 @@ LINK_HOOK_CHAIN(CWeaponBox *, CreateWeaponBox, (CBasePlayerItem *pItem, CBasePla
 CWeaponBox *EXT_FUNC __API_HOOK(CreateWeaponBox)(CBasePlayerItem *pItem, CBasePlayer *pPlayerOwner, const char *modelName, Vector &origin, Vector &angles, Vector &velocity, float lifeTime, bool packAmmo)
 {
 	// create a box to pack the stuff into.
-	CWeaponBox *pWeaponBox = (CWeaponBox *)CBaseEntity::Create("weaponbox", origin, angles, ENT(pPlayerOwner->pev));
+	CWeaponBox *pWeaponBox = (CWeaponBox *)CBaseEntity::Create("weaponbox", origin, angles, pPlayerOwner ? ENT(pPlayerOwner->pev) : nullptr);
 
 	if (pWeaponBox)
 	{
@@ -1309,7 +1309,7 @@ CWeaponBox *EXT_FUNC __API_HOOK(CreateWeaponBox)(CBasePlayerItem *pItem, CBasePl
 
 		// pack the ammo
 		bool exhaustibleAmmo = (pItem->iFlags() & ITEM_FLAG_EXHAUSTIBLE) == ITEM_FLAG_EXHAUSTIBLE;
-		if (exhaustibleAmmo || packAmmo)
+		if ((exhaustibleAmmo || packAmmo) && pPlayerOwner)
 		{
 #ifndef REGAMEDLL_ADD
 			pWeaponBox->PackAmmo(MAKE_STRING(pItem->pszAmmo1()), pPlayerOwner->m_rgAmmo[pItem->PrimaryAmmoIndex()]);