diff --git a/leenkx/Sources/iron/Scene.hx b/leenkx/Sources/iron/Scene.hx
index 67e9cb9..c0f1869 100644
--- a/leenkx/Sources/iron/Scene.hx
+++ b/leenkx/Sources/iron/Scene.hx
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ class Scene {
 						var ptype: String = t.props[i * 3 + 1];
 						var pval: Dynamic = t.props[i * 3 + 2];
 
-						if (StringTools.endsWith(ptype, "Object") && pval != "") {
+						if (StringTools.endsWith(ptype, "Object") && pval != "" && pval != null) {
 							Reflect.setProperty(traitInst, pname, Scene.active.getChild(pval));
 						} else if (ptype == "TSceneFormat" && pval != "") {
 							Data.getSceneRaw(pval, function (r: TSceneFormat) {