diff --git a/VectoCore/VectoCore/Models/SimulationComponent/Impl/TorqueConverter.cs b/VectoCore/VectoCore/Models/SimulationComponent/Impl/TorqueConverter.cs
index fbca2c4d51a3b7f4f5986ffac1ab038897342df2..e26ffc6ceb3ef9f70d85658acd4b8d8e5394e0a2 100644
--- a/VectoCore/VectoCore/Models/SimulationComponent/Impl/TorqueConverter.cs
+++ b/VectoCore/VectoCore/Models/SimulationComponent/Impl/TorqueConverter.cs
@@ -271,6 +271,9 @@ namespace TUGraz.VectoCore.Models.SimulationComponent.Impl
 					absTime, dt, outAngularVelocity, engineSpeed,
 					x => x.DeltaFullLoad.IsSmaller(0),
 					x => VectoMath.Abs(DataBus.EngineSpeed - x.EngineSpeed).Value());
+				if (tqOperatingPoint == null) {
+					return null;
+				}
 				tqOperatingPoint.Creeping = true;
 				return tqOperatingPoint;
 			}