diff --git a/changelog b/changelog
index d89ac00..6d1907a 100644
--- a/changelog
+++ b/changelog
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ Xlist (mlist, olist, rlist, zlist, slist, tlist, qlist)
 (lots of major bugfixes too)
 @
 tbaMUD 3.61
+[Mar 17 2010] - Fizban
+  Made non-existant objects in pfiles be skipped instead of crashing the MUD (thanks drefs)
 [Feb 13 2010] - Rumble
   Removed delete object option in oedit menu.
 [Feb 08 2010] - Rumble
diff --git a/src/objsave.c b/src/objsave.c
index ee1dfc3..d2784c5 100644
--- a/src/objsave.c
+++ b/src/objsave.c
@@ -1025,6 +1025,10 @@ obj_save_data *objsave_parse_objects(FILE *fl)
     if (*line == '#') {
       /* check for false alarm. */
       if (sscanf(line, "#%d", &nr) == 1) {
+        if (real_object(nr) == NOTHING) { //object does not exist
+        	  log("SYSERR: Protection: deleting object %d.", nr);
+            continue;
+          }
       	if (temp) {
       	  current->obj = temp;
     	  CREATE(current->next, obj_save_data, 1);