diff --git a/assignment-client/src/scripts/EntityScriptServer.cpp b/assignment-client/src/scripts/EntityScriptServer.cpp
index 8276807be7..1255c18e71 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/scripts/EntityScriptServer.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/scripts/EntityScriptServer.cpp
@@ -566,8 +566,15 @@ void EntityScriptServer::handleOctreePacket(QSharedPointer<ReceivedMessage> mess
 void EntityScriptServer::aboutToFinish() {
     shutdownScriptEngine();
 
+    auto entityScriptingInterface = DependencyManager::get<EntityScriptingInterface>();
     // our entity tree is going to go away so tell that to the EntityScriptingInterface
-    DependencyManager::get<EntityScriptingInterface>()->setEntityTree(nullptr);
+    entityScriptingInterface->setEntityTree(nullptr);
+
+    // Should always be true as they are singletons.
+    if (entityScriptingInterface->getPacketSender() == &_entityEditSender) {
+        // The packet sender is about to go away.
+        entityScriptingInterface->setPacketSender(nullptr);
+    }
 
     DependencyManager::get<ResourceManager>()->cleanup();