diff --git a/entities/auras/aura_data.cpp b/entities/auras/aura_data.cpp
index b874134..8996f61 100644
--- a/entities/auras/aura_data.cpp
+++ b/entities/auras/aura_data.cpp
@@ -88,7 +88,9 @@ void AuraData::set_caster(Entity *value) {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	_caster_path = _caster->get_path();
+	if (_caster->is_inside_tree()) {
+		_caster_path = _caster->get_path();
+	}
 }
 
 void AuraData::set_caster_bind(Node *value) {
diff --git a/infos/spell_cast_info.cpp b/infos/spell_cast_info.cpp
index 3f0d2e5..1e76af6 100644
--- a/infos/spell_cast_info.cpp
+++ b/infos/spell_cast_info.cpp
@@ -148,8 +148,10 @@ void SpellCastInfo::from_dict(Node *owner, const Dictionary &dict) {
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!ObjectDB::instance_validate(owner));
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(dict.empty());
 
-	_caster = Object::cast_to<Entity>(owner->get_node_or_null(dict.get("caster", "")));
-	_target = Object::cast_to<Entity>(owner->get_node_or_null(dict.get("target", "")));
+	if (owner->is_inside_tree()) {
+		_caster = Object::cast_to<Entity>(owner->get_node_or_null(dict.get("caster", "")));
+		_target = Object::cast_to<Entity>(owner->get_node_or_null(dict.get("target", "")));
+	}
 
 	_has_cast_time = dict.get("has_cast_time", true);
 	_cast_time = dict.get("cast_time", 0);