diff --git a/source/gameengine/Converter/KX_BlenderSceneConverter.cpp b/source/gameengine/Converter/KX_BlenderSceneConverter.cpp
index c0c28d15ad3..854e9fe7327 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/Converter/KX_BlenderSceneConverter.cpp
+++ b/source/gameengine/Converter/KX_BlenderSceneConverter.cpp
@@ -233,8 +233,7 @@ Scene *KX_BlenderSceneConverter::GetBlenderSceneForName(const STR_String& name)
 	Scene *sce;
 
 	/**
-	 * Find the specified scene by name, or the first
-	 * scene if nothing matches (shouldn't happen).
+	 * Find the specified scene by name, or NULL if nothing matches.
 	 */
 	if ((sce= (Scene *)BLI_findstring(&m_maggie->scene, name.ReadPtr(), offsetof(ID, name) + 2)))
 		return sce;
@@ -246,7 +245,7 @@ Scene *KX_BlenderSceneConverter::GetBlenderSceneForName(const STR_String& name)
 			return sce;
 	}
 
-	return (Scene*)m_maggie->scene.first;
+	return NULL;
 
 }
 
diff --git a/source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_KetsjiEngine.cpp b/source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_KetsjiEngine.cpp
index 3aa5a9f4f0e..e6b22420d90 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_KetsjiEngine.cpp
+++ b/source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_KetsjiEngine.cpp
@@ -1702,6 +1702,8 @@ KX_Scene* KX_KetsjiEngine::CreateScene(Scene *scene, bool libloading)
 KX_Scene* KX_KetsjiEngine::CreateScene(const STR_String& scenename)
 {
 	Scene *scene = m_sceneconverter->GetBlenderSceneForName(scenename);
+	if (!scene)
+		return NULL;
 	return CreateScene(scene);
 }
 
@@ -1717,8 +1719,12 @@ void KX_KetsjiEngine::AddScheduledScenes()
 		{
 			STR_String scenename = *scenenameit;
 			KX_Scene* tmpscene = CreateScene(scenename);
-			m_scenes.push_back(tmpscene);
-			PostProcessScene(tmpscene);
+			if (tmpscene) {
+				m_scenes.push_back(tmpscene);
+				PostProcessScene(tmpscene);
+			} else {
+				printf("warning: scene %s could not be found, not added!\n",scenename.ReadPtr());
+			}
 		}
 		m_addingOverlayScenes.clear();
 	}
@@ -1731,9 +1737,12 @@ void KX_KetsjiEngine::AddScheduledScenes()
 		{
 			STR_String scenename = *scenenameit;
 			KX_Scene* tmpscene = CreateScene(scenename);
-			m_scenes.insert(m_scenes.begin(),tmpscene);
-			PostProcessScene(tmpscene);
-
+			if (tmpscene) {
+				m_scenes.insert(m_scenes.begin(),tmpscene);
+				PostProcessScene(tmpscene);
+			} else {
+				printf("warning: scene %s could not be found, not added!\n",scenename.ReadPtr());
+			}
 		}
 		m_addingBackgroundScenes.clear();
 	}