diff --git a/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/components/components_base.dm b/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/components/components_base.dm
index 74bbfca0bdf..23babb68c96 100644
--- a/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/components/components_base.dm
+++ b/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/components/components_base.dm
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 	underlays.Cut()
 
 	color = null
-	var/uncovered_turf = HAS_TRAIT(loc, TRAIT_UNCOVERED_TURF)
+	var/uncovered_turf = loc && HAS_TRAIT(loc, TRAIT_UNCOVERED_TURF)
 	SET_PLANE_IMPLICIT(src, (underfloor_state == UNDERFLOOR_INTERACTABLE && !uncovered_turf) ? GAME_PLANE : FLOOR_PLANE)
 
 	// Layer is handled in update_layer()
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 
 /obj/machinery/atmospherics/components/get_pipe_image(iconfile, iconstate, direction, color, piping_layer, trinary)
 	var/mutable_appearance/pipe_appearance = ..()
-	if (underfloor_state == UNDERFLOOR_VISIBLE || HAS_TRAIT(loc, TRAIT_UNCOVERED_TURF))
+	if (underfloor_state == UNDERFLOOR_VISIBLE || (loc && HAS_TRAIT(loc, TRAIT_UNCOVERED_TURF)))
 		pipe_appearance.layer = BELOW_CATWALK_LAYER + get_pipe_layer_offset()
 		SET_PLANE_EXPLICIT(pipe_appearance, FLOOR_PLANE, src)
 	return pipe_appearance