diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/Entity.cs b/Assets/Scripts/Entity.cs
index bd6ea0d..cbeff89 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Entity.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Entity.cs
@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@ public class Entity : MonoBehaviour
     protected virtual void Attack(){
 	    // jason: TODO Either have target be Entity instead of transform, or skip Attack when GetComponent<Entity>() is null
         Entity targetEntity = target.GetComponent<Entity>();
-        bool isTargetAlive = targetEntity.TakeDamage(attackDmg);
+        if(targetEntity != null){
+            bool isTargetAlive = targetEntity.TakeDamage(attackDmg);
+        }
+        
     }
 
     protected virtual void SpecialAttack(){