diff --git a/language.version b/language.version
index 7d735f73e..fbc50fdc9 100644
--- a/language.version
+++ b/language.version
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 [default]
-SWWM_MODVER="\cxSWWM GZ\c- r281 (Wed  3 Jun 01:48:19 CEST 2020)";
+SWWM_MODVER="\cxSWWM GZ\c- r282 (Wed  3 Jun 02:28:23 CEST 2020)";
diff --git a/zscript/swwm_sparkyboi.zsc b/zscript/swwm_sparkyboi.zsc
index 45f9378d5..21a1411e9 100644
--- a/zscript/swwm_sparkyboi.zsc
+++ b/zscript/swwm_sparkyboi.zsc
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ Class BiosparkBeam : Actor
 		}
 		for ( int i=0; i<t.hitlist.Size(); i++ )
 		{
-			if ( t.hitlist[i].hitactor is 'BiosparkHitbox' )
+			if ( (t.hitlist[i].hitactor is 'BiosparkHitbox') && t.hitlist[i].hitactor.target )
 			{
 				let s = Spawn("BiosparkComboImpact",t.hitlist[i].hitactor.pos);
 				s.target = target;
@@ -1190,7 +1190,7 @@ Class BiosparkBeam : Actor
 		t.Trace(pos,CurSector,x,speed,0);
 		for ( int i=0; i<t.hitlist.Size(); i++ )
 		{
-			if ( t.hitlist[i].hitactor is 'BiosparkHitbox' )
+			if ( (t.hitlist[i].hitactor is 'BiosparkHitbox') && t.hitlist[i].hitactor.target )
 				t.hitlist[i].hitactor.target.Destroy();
 			else
 			{