diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Air/AttackBomber.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Air/AttackBomber.cs
index a8edc43ab3..2df5ea89ba 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Air/AttackBomber.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Air/AttackBomber.cs
@@ -50,28 +50,31 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 
 		void ITick.Tick(Actor self)
 		{
-			var dat = self.World.Map.DistanceAboveTerrain(target.CenterPosition);
-			target = Target.FromPos(target.CenterPosition - new WVec(WDist.Zero, WDist.Zero, dat));
 			var wasInAttackRange = inAttackRange;
-			var wasFacingTarget = facingTarget;
-
 			inAttackRange = false;
 
-			facingTarget = TargetInFiringArc(self, target, 4 * info.FacingTolerance);
-
-			foreach (var a in Armaments)
+			if (self.IsInWorld)
 			{
-				if (!target.IsInRange(self.CenterPosition, a.MaxRange()))
-					continue;
+				var dat = self.World.Map.DistanceAboveTerrain(target.CenterPosition);
+				target = Target.FromPos(target.CenterPosition - new WVec(WDist.Zero, WDist.Zero, dat));
 
-				inAttackRange = true;
-				a.CheckFire(self, facing, target);
+				var wasFacingTarget = facingTarget;
+				facingTarget = TargetInFiringArc(self, target, 4 * info.FacingTolerance);
+
+				foreach (var a in Armaments)
+				{
+					if (!target.IsInRange(self.CenterPosition, a.MaxRange()))
+						continue;
+
+					inAttackRange = true;
+					a.CheckFire(self, facing, target);
+				}
+
+				// Actors without armaments may want to trigger an action when it passes the target
+				if (!Armaments.Any())
+					inAttackRange = !wasInAttackRange && !facingTarget && wasFacingTarget;
 			}
 
-			// Actors without armaments may want to trigger an action when it passes the target
-			if (!Armaments.Any())
-				inAttackRange = !wasInAttackRange && !facingTarget && wasFacingTarget;
-
 			if (inAttackRange && !wasInAttackRange)
 				OnEnteredAttackRange(self);