diff --git a/src/game/level_update.c b/src/game/level_update.c
index 8e62b50c9..14857b3d0 100644
--- a/src/game/level_update.c
+++ b/src/game/level_update.c
@@ -400,6 +400,8 @@ void set_mario_initial_action(struct MarioState *m, u32 spawnType, u32 actionArg
 
 void init_mario_after_warp(void) {
     struct ObjectWarpNode *spawnNode = area_get_warp_node(sWarpDest.nodeId);
+    if (spawnNode == NULL) { spawnNode = gCurrentArea->warpNodes; }
+    if (spawnNode == NULL) { return; }
     u32 marioSpawnType = get_mario_spawn_type(spawnNode->object);
 
     if (gMarioState->action != ACT_UNINITIALIZED) {