From ae49accea236c8b72feec137ac6a299bbb049c88 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ebbit1q <ebbit1q@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:39:33 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] add a nulcheck in the card item animation timer

---
 cockatrice/src/game/board/card_item.cpp | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/cockatrice/src/game/board/card_item.cpp b/cockatrice/src/game/board/card_item.cpp
index 62de4a02e..cf3c7db20 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/game/board/card_item.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/game/board/card_item.cpp
@@ -460,6 +460,9 @@ void CardItem::mouseDoubleClickEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent *event)
 
 bool CardItem::animationEvent()
 {
+    if (owner == nullptr) {
+        return false;
+    }
     int rotation = ROTATION_DEGREES_PER_FRAME;
     bool animationIncomplete = true;
     if (!tapped)