diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/sequencer.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/sequencer.c
index 08b53115919..d18a71d3c55 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/sequencer.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/sequencer.c
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ void reload_sequence_new_file(Scene *scene, Sequence * seq, int lock_range)
 			seq->scene = sce;
 		}
 
-		seq->len= seq->scene->r.efra - seq->scene->r.sfra + 1;
+		seq->len= (seq->scene)? seq->scene->r.efra - seq->scene->r.sfra + 1: 0;
 		seq->len -= seq->anim_startofs;
 		seq->len -= seq->anim_endofs;
 		if (seq->len < 0) {
diff --git a/source/blender/render/intern/source/pipeline.c b/source/blender/render/intern/source/pipeline.c
index 604ba189dcf..100b12aa169 100644
--- a/source/blender/render/intern/source/pipeline.c
+++ b/source/blender/render/intern/source/pipeline.c
@@ -1745,7 +1745,7 @@ static int check_valid_camera(Scene *scene, Object *camera_override)
 			check_comp= 0;
 
 			while(seq) {
-				if(seq->type == SEQ_SCENE) {
+				if(seq->type == SEQ_SCENE && seq->scene) {
 					if(!seq->scene_camera) {
 						if(!seq->scene->camera && !scene_find_camera(seq->scene)) {
 							if(seq->scene == scene) {