diff --git a/scenes/tilemap/tilemap.gd b/scenes/tilemap/tilemap.gd
index 82e96996..7b32060c 100644
--- a/scenes/tilemap/tilemap.gd
+++ b/scenes/tilemap/tilemap.gd
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ func _on_threat_update(th) -> void:
 
 
 func _on_threat_lost(th) -> void:
-    var target = get_parent().get_node(str(th.id))
+    var target = get_parent().get_node_or_null(str(th.id))
     if target:
         target.queue_free()
 
diff --git a/settings.json b/settings.json
index daf3d721..1a2c5c09 100644
--- a/settings.json
+++ b/settings.json
@@ -173,4 +173,4 @@
     false,
     true
   ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}