diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/peer/server/CrowdPeerManager.java b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/peer/server/CrowdPeerManager.java
index 25fdf5711..a30293463 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/peer/server/CrowdPeerManager.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/peer/server/CrowdPeerManager.java
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ public class CrowdPeerManager extends PeerManager
         // one of the other servers
         for (PeerNode peer : _peers.values()) {
             CrowdNodeObject cnobj = (CrowdNodeObject)peer.nodeobj;
+            if (cnobj == null) {
+                continue;
+            }
             CrowdClientInfo cinfo = (CrowdClientInfo)cnobj.clients.get(target);
             if (cinfo != null) {
                 cnobj.crowdPeerService.deliverTell(