diff --git a/release/scripts/io/export_3ds.py b/release/scripts/io/export_3ds.py
index 6b776c77a7a..910d462a9f9 100644
--- a/release/scripts/io/export_3ds.py
+++ b/release/scripts/io/export_3ds.py
@@ -941,7 +941,8 @@ def save_3ds(filename, context):
     sce = context.scene
 #	sce= bpy.data.scenes.active
 
-    bpy.ops.object.mode_set(mode='OBJECT')
+    if context.object:
+        bpy.ops.object.mode_set(mode='OBJECT')
 
     # Initialize the main chunk (primary):
     primary = _3ds_chunk(PRIMARY)
diff --git a/release/scripts/io/export_fbx.py b/release/scripts/io/export_fbx.py
index b68d6fafafa..72b03a110bd 100644
--- a/release/scripts/io/export_fbx.py
+++ b/release/scripts/io/export_fbx.py
@@ -305,7 +305,8 @@ def write(filename, batch_objects = None, \
         BATCH_OWN_DIR =				False
     ):
 
-    bpy.ops.object.mode_set(mode='OBJECT')
+    if bpy.context.object:
+        bpy.ops.object.mode_set(mode='OBJECT')
 
     # ----------------- Batch support!
     if BATCH_ENABLE:
diff --git a/release/scripts/io/export_obj.py b/release/scripts/io/export_obj.py
index 6b47f6ddb54..ed4f9d398eb 100644
--- a/release/scripts/io/export_obj.py
+++ b/release/scripts/io/export_obj.py
@@ -823,7 +823,8 @@ def do_export(filepath, context,
     orig_scene = context.scene
 
     # Exit edit mode before exporting, so current object states are exported properly.
-    bpy.ops.object.mode_set(mode='OBJECT')
+    if context.object:
+        bpy.ops.object.mode_set(mode='OBJECT')
 
 #	if EXPORT_ALL_SCENES:
 #		export_scenes = bpy.data.scenes
diff --git a/release/scripts/io/export_ply.py b/release/scripts/io/export_ply.py
index 0b936bdceb2..07865e4f65a 100644
--- a/release/scripts/io/export_ply.py
+++ b/release/scripts/io/export_ply.py
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ def write(filename, scene, ob, \
 
     Window.WaitCursor(1)
     """
-    bpy.ops.object.mode_set(mode='OBJECT')
+    if scene.objects.active:
+        bpy.ops.object.mode_set(mode='OBJECT')
 
     #mesh = BPyMesh.getMeshFromObject(ob, None, EXPORT_APPLY_MODIFIERS, False, scn) # XXX
     if EXPORT_APPLY_MODIFIERS:
diff --git a/release/scripts/io/export_x3d.py b/release/scripts/io/export_x3d.py
index 1bad80f6d8e..7f5dd57171c 100644
--- a/release/scripts/io/export_x3d.py
+++ b/release/scripts/io/export_x3d.py
@@ -1156,8 +1156,9 @@ def x3d_export(filename,
 
     scene = context.scene
     world = scene.world
-    
-    bpy.ops.object.mode_set(mode='OBJECT')
+
+    if scene.objects.active:
+        bpy.ops.object.mode_set(mode='OBJECT')
 
     # XXX these are global textures while .Get() returned only scene's?
     alltextures = bpy.data.textures