diff --git a/src/g_shared/a_morph.cpp b/src/g_shared/a_morph.cpp
index 862baa30b..0058c996b 100644
--- a/src/g_shared/a_morph.cpp
+++ b/src/g_shared/a_morph.cpp
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ bool P_MorphMonster (AActor *actor, const PClass *spawntype, int duration, int s
 {
 	AMorphedMonster *morphed;
 
-	if (actor->player || spawntype == NULL ||
+	if (actor == NULL || actor->player || spawntype == NULL ||
 		actor->flags3 & MF3_DONTMORPH ||
 		!(actor->flags3 & MF3_ISMONSTER) ||
 		!spawntype->IsDescendantOf (RUNTIME_CLASS(AMorphedMonster)))
diff --git a/src/p_acs.cpp b/src/p_acs.cpp
index 3e4f349dc..1527ba849 100644
--- a/src/p_acs.cpp
+++ b/src/p_acs.cpp
@@ -7175,19 +7175,13 @@ scriptwait:
 
 				if (tag == 0)
 				{
-					if (activator->player)
+					if (activator != NULL && activator->player)
 					{
-						if (P_MorphPlayer(activator->player, activator->player, playerclass, duration, style, morphflash, unmorphflash))
-						{
-							changes++;
-						}
+						changes += P_MorphPlayer(activator->player, activator->player, playerclass, duration, style, morphflash, unmorphflash);
 					}
 					else
 					{
-						if (P_MorphMonster(activator, monsterclass, duration, style, morphflash, unmorphflash))
-						{
-							changes++;
-						}
+						changes += P_MorphMonster(activator, monsterclass, duration, style, morphflash, unmorphflash);
 					}
 				}
 				else
@@ -7199,17 +7193,12 @@ scriptwait:
 					{
 						if (actor->player)
 						{
-							if (P_MorphPlayer(activator->player, actor->player, playerclass, duration, style, morphflash, unmorphflash))
-							{
-								changes++;
-							}
+							changes += P_MorphPlayer(activator == NULL ? NULL : activator->player,
+								actor->player, playerclass, duration, style, morphflash, unmorphflash);
 						}
 						else
 						{
-							if (P_MorphMonster(actor, monsterclass, duration, style, morphflash, unmorphflash))
-							{
-								changes++;
-							}
+							changes += P_MorphMonster(actor, monsterclass, duration, style, morphflash, unmorphflash);
 						}
 					}
 				}