diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md
index 742873c..c2adc08 100644
--- a/Readme.md
+++ b/Readme.md
@@ -58,3 +58,4 @@ This mod requires a recent devbuild of QZDoom. You can get them
  - Sludge doesn't react to ceiling and wall movement
  - Pulse gun beams behave oddly when the player is moving or looking up and
    down. This might just be a rendering interpolation glitch, as usual
+ - Translocator allows telefragging of other players in coop.
diff --git a/zscript/utcommon.zsc b/zscript/utcommon.zsc
index f62a8b1..19a8ca9 100644
--- a/zscript/utcommon.zsc
+++ b/zscript/utcommon.zsc
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ Class UTPlayer : DoomPlayer
 	override void Tick()
 	{
 		Super.Tick();
+		if ( !player ) return;
 		if ( !footsteps ) footsteps = CVar.GetCVar('flak_footsteps',players[consoleplayer]);
 		if ( !footsteps.GetBool() ) return;
 		double ang = level.time/(20*TICRATE/35.)*360.;