diff --git a/xtrn/lord/lord.js b/xtrn/lord/lord.js
index cdbf39bd6ee0ce84e6666ad4dd0ef1249759e720..900c445d90f2a7aaa26744bc41259e2a052b84ad 100644
--- a/xtrn/lord/lord.js
+++ b/xtrn/lord/lord.js
@@ -5958,8 +5958,10 @@ function new_player()
 			sln('');
 			lln('  `)YOU\'RE NOTHING BUT A WEENIE!');
 			sln('');
-			player.on_now = false;
-			player.put();
+			if (player !== undefined) {
+				player.on_now = false;
+				player.put();
+			}
 			exit(0);
 		}
 		foreground(10);