diff --git a/code/game/objects/structures/musician.dm b/code/game/objects/structures/musician.dm
index b8c28046bd3..274645933b2 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/structures/musician.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/structures/musician.dm
@@ -296,7 +296,8 @@
 	return ..()
 
 /obj/structure/piano/Initialize()
-	song.tempo = song.sanitize_tempo(song.tempo) // tick_lag isn't set when the map is loaded
+	if(song)
+		song.tempo = song.sanitize_tempo(song.tempo) // tick_lag isn't set when the map is loaded
 	..()
 
 /obj/structure/piano/attack_hand(mob/user as mob)