diff --git a/Source/Contents/World/WorldModelLoading.cpp b/Source/Contents/World/WorldModelLoading.cpp
index 44345f76f..fbdabd90f 100644
--- a/Source/Contents/World/WorldModelLoading.cpp
+++ b/Source/Contents/World/WorldModelLoading.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ namespace {
   inline C3dActor* CreateWorldModel(const WorldModelRecord& placement, C3dModelRes& resource, BinkMovies& movies) {
     resource.RegisterMovies(movies, placement.position);
 
-    if (!resource.FindNode(placement.node) && resource.nodes.empty()) {
+    if (!resource.FindNode(placement.node) && resource.nodes.front() == nullptr) {
       return nullptr;
     }