diff --git a/Randomizer/RandoLogic/LogicPathway.cs b/Randomizer/RandoLogic/LogicPathway.cs
index 15c549a7..706bc74d 100644
--- a/Randomizer/RandoLogic/LogicPathway.cs
+++ b/Randomizer/RandoLogic/LogicPathway.cs
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ public override bool Next()
                 var closure = LinkedNodeSet.Closure(this.Node, caps, null, true);
                 var available = closure.UnlinkedEdges(u => {
                     // ensure first hole is up or right
-                    var flag = this.Logic.CompletedTasks.Count != 1 || (u.Static.HoleTarget.Side != ScreenDirection.Down && u.Static.HoleTarget.Side != ScreenDirection.Left);
+                    var flag = this.Logic.CompletedTasks.Count != 1 || (u.Static.HoleTarget?.Side != ScreenDirection.Down && u.Static.HoleTarget?.Side != ScreenDirection.Left);
                     return !this.TriedEdges.Contains(u.Static) && (u.Static.HoleTarget == null || (!this.ForceWarp && this.Logic.Map.HoleFree(this.Node.Room, u.Static.HoleTarget) && flag));
                 });
                 if (available.Count == 0)