diff --git a/Plugins/Smartsuit/Source/Smartsuit/Private/SmartsuitPoseNode.cpp b/Plugins/Smartsuit/Source/Smartsuit/Private/SmartsuitPoseNode.cpp
index fa4494a..9e23def 100644
--- a/Plugins/Smartsuit/Source/Smartsuit/Private/SmartsuitPoseNode.cpp
+++ b/Plugins/Smartsuit/Source/Smartsuit/Private/SmartsuitPoseNode.cpp
@@ -674,6 +674,12 @@ void FSmartsuitPoseNode::EvaluateSkeletalControl_AnyThread(FComponentSpacePoseCo
 
 	const FBoneContainer& BoneContainer = MeshBases.GetPose().GetBoneContainer();
 	FCompactPoseBoneIndex CompactPoseBoneToModify = BoneMap.hip.GetCompactPoseIndex(BoneContainer);
+
+	if (CompactPoseBoneToModify == -1)
+	{
+		return;
+	}
+
 	FTransform NewBoneTM = MeshBases.GetLocalSpaceTransform(CompactPoseBoneToModify);//.GetComponentSpaceTransform(CompactPoseBoneToModify);
 
 	float testval1 = NewBoneTM.GetLocation().Size();