diff --git a/src/scripting/vm/vmframe.cpp b/src/scripting/vm/vmframe.cpp
index d5eaed5bd8..10fed9abb6 100644
--- a/src/scripting/vm/vmframe.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/vm/vmframe.cpp
@@ -446,7 +446,8 @@ int VMFrameStack::Call(VMFunction *func, VMValue *params, int numparams, VMRetur
 		{
 			auto code = static_cast<VMScriptFunction *>(func)->Code;
 			// handle empty functions consisting of a single return explicitly so that empty virtual callbacks do not need to set up an entire VM frame.
-			if (code->word == 0x0080804e)
+			// code cann be null here in case of some non-fatal DECORATE errors.
+			if (code == nullptr || code->word == 0x0080804e)
 			{
 				return 0;
 			}