diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1d445f8..7cd40f8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## Version 1.20 (2021-07-22)
 - Bump blender-asset-tracer version 1.3.1 -> 1.5.1.
+- Blender-asset-tracer "Strict Pointer Mode" disabled, to avoid issues with
+  not-entirely-synced library overrides.
 
 ## Version 1.19 (2021-02-23)
 
diff --git a/blender_cloud/flamenco/__init__.py b/blender_cloud/flamenco/__init__.py
index 088761a..3adfa10 100644
--- a/blender_cloud/flamenco/__init__.py
+++ b/blender_cloud/flamenco/__init__.py
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ from bpy.props import (
 from .. import async_loop, pillar, project_specific, utils
 from ..utils import pyside_cache, redraw
 
+import blender_asset_tracer.blendfile
+
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 # Global flag used to determine whether panels etc. can be drawn.
@@ -649,6 +651,12 @@ class FLAMENCO_OT_render(
 
         self.log.debug("projdir: %s", projdir)
 
+        # Due to issues with library overrides and unsynced pointers, it's quite
+        # common for the Blender Animation Studio to get crashes of BAT. To avoid
+        # these, Strict Pointer Mode is disabled.
+
+        blender_asset_tracer.blendfile.set_strict_pointer_mode(False)
+
         if is_shaman_url(prefs.flamenco_job_file_path):
             endpoint, _ = bat_interface.parse_shaman_endpoint(
                 prefs.flamenco_job_file_path