diff --git a/common/plugins/cadstar/cadstar_archive_parser.cpp b/common/plugins/cadstar/cadstar_archive_parser.cpp
index 62b3119449..ef7a34fd23 100644
--- a/common/plugins/cadstar/cadstar_archive_parser.cpp
+++ b/common/plugins/cadstar/cadstar_archive_parser.cpp
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ void CADSTAR_ARCHIVE_PARSER::LINECODE::Parse( XNODE* aNode, PARSER_CONTEXT* aCon
 
     XNODE* cNode = aNode->GetChildren();
 
-    if( cNode->GetName() != wxT( "STYLE" ) )
+    if( !cNode || cNode->GetName() != wxT( "STYLE" ) )
         THROW_UNKNOWN_NODE_IO_ERROR( cNode->GetName(), wxString::Format( "LINECODE -> %s", Name ) );
 
     wxString styleStr = GetXmlAttributeIDString( cNode, 0 );
diff --git a/pcbnew/plugins/cadstar/cadstar_pcb_archive_parser.cpp b/pcbnew/plugins/cadstar/cadstar_pcb_archive_parser.cpp
index 872f27600f..52f43385b6 100644
--- a/pcbnew/plugins/cadstar/cadstar_pcb_archive_parser.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/plugins/cadstar/cadstar_pcb_archive_parser.cpp
@@ -1266,7 +1266,7 @@ void CADSTAR_PCB_ARCHIVE_PARSER::DIMENSION::TEXTFORMAT::Parse( XNODE* aNode,
 
     XNODE* cNode = aNode->GetChildren();
 
-    if( cNode->GetName() != wxT( "TXTSTYLE" ) )
+    if( !cNode || cNode->GetName() != wxT( "TXTSTYLE" ) )
         THROW_UNKNOWN_NODE_IO_ERROR( cNode->GetName(), wxT( "DIMTEXT" ) );
 
     wxString styleStr = GetXmlAttributeIDString( cNode, 0 );