diff --git a/src/classes/PRunBase.cpp b/src/classes/PRunBase.cpp
index 6ab053ef..8be39ebe 100644
--- a/src/classes/PRunBase.cpp
+++ b/src/classes/PRunBase.cpp
@@ -172,6 +172,11 @@ void PRunBase::DeadTimeCorrection(std::vector<PDoubleVector> &histos, PUIntVecto
 {
   PRawRunData* runData = fRawData->GetRunData(*fRunInfo->GetRunName());
 
+  if (runData == nullptr) {
+    std::cerr << std::endl << "**WARNING** PRunBase::DeadTimeCorrection: couldn't get data from '" << *fRunInfo->GetRunName() << "'" << std::endl;
+    return;
+  }
+
   if (!runData->DeadTimeCorrectionReady()) {
     std::cerr << std::endl << "**WARNING** PRunBase::DeadTimeCorrection: missing input for dead time correction" << std::endl;
     return;