diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Traits/Render/RenderSimple.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Traits/Render/RenderSimple.cs
index e9465ab1ff..1b2d4ff6c7 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Traits/Render/RenderSimple.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Traits/Render/RenderSimple.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Traits
 		{
 			var anim = new Animation(RenderSimple.GetImage(building), () => 0);
 			anim.PlayRepeating("idle");
-			yield return new Renderable(anim.Image, 0.5f * anim.Image.size * (1 - Scale), Palette ?? PlayerPalette + owner.InternalName, 0, Scale);
+			yield return new Renderable(anim.Image, 0.5f * anim.Image.size * (1 - Scale), 
+				Palette ?? (owner != null ? PlayerPalette + owner.InternalName : null), 0, Scale);
 		}
 	}