diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/PacketListener.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/PacketListener.cpp
index 3036afc7cb..f4a5c4a9cd 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/PacketListener.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/PacketListener.cpp
@@ -14,5 +14,8 @@
 #include "NodeList.h"
 
 PacketListener::~PacketListener() {
-    DependencyManager::get<LimitedNodeList>()->getPacketReceiver().unregisterListener(this);
+    auto limitedNodelist = DependencyManager::get<LimitedNodeList>();
+    if (limitedNodelist) {
+        limitedNodelist->getPacketReceiver().unregisterListener(this);
+    }
 }