diff --git a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/AI/AIGroup.cpp b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/AI/AIGroup.cpp
index ac62c1bf42a..ad12247a65f 100644
--- a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/AI/AIGroup.cpp
+++ b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/AI/AIGroup.cpp
@@ -1089,6 +1089,11 @@ void AIGroup::friend_moveFormationToPos( const Coord3D *pos, CommandSourceType c
 		}
 		Object *theUnit = (*i);
 		AIUpdateInterface *ai = theUnit->getAIUpdateInterface();
+		if (ai == NULL)
+		{
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		Bool isDifferentFormation = false;
 		Coord2D offset;
 		if (isDifferentFormation) {
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/AI/AIGroup.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/AI/AIGroup.cpp
index cf671acced3..a793feceb3f 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/AI/AIGroup.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/AI/AIGroup.cpp
@@ -1094,6 +1094,11 @@ void AIGroup::friend_moveFormationToPos( const Coord3D *pos, CommandSourceType c
 		}
 		Object *theUnit = (*i);
 		AIUpdateInterface *ai = theUnit->getAIUpdateInterface();
+		if (ai == NULL)
+		{
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		Bool isDifferentFormation = false;
 		Coord2D offset;
 		if (isDifferentFormation) {