diff --git a/source/blood/src/actor.cpp b/source/blood/src/actor.cpp
index 852f115d1..565375b0f 100644
--- a/source/blood/src/actor.cpp
+++ b/source/blood/src/actor.cpp
@@ -5842,7 +5842,9 @@ void actProcessSprites(void)
         if (pSprite->flags & 32)
             continue;
         int nXSprite = pSprite->extra;
-        dassert(nXSprite > 0 && nXSprite < kMaxXSprites);
+        //dassert(nXSprite > 0 && nXSprite < kMaxXSprites);
+        if (nXSprite <= 0 || nXSprite >= kMaxXSprites)
+            continue;
         XSPRITE *pXSprite = &xsprite[nXSprite];
         switch (pSprite->type) {
         case kTrapSawCircular: