diff --git a/ChaosMod/Effects/db/Peds/PedsSpawnMime.cpp b/ChaosMod/Effects/db/Peds/PedsSpawnMime.cpp
index 261f0ed6f..a200a7136 100644
--- a/ChaosMod/Effects/db/Peds/PedsSpawnMime.cpp
+++ b/ChaosMod/Effects/db/Peds/PedsSpawnMime.cpp
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ static void OnStart()
 	TASK_COMBAT_PED(ped, playerPed, 0, 16);
 
 	SET_PED_FIRING_PATTERN(ped, 0xC6EE6B4C);
-
-	while (GET_CURRENT_PED_WEAPON_ENTITY_INDEX(ped, 0) == 0) // doing '!' doesn't work
-		WAIT(0);
 	
 	Entity weapon = GET_CURRENT_PED_WEAPON_ENTITY_INDEX(ped, 0);
-	SET_ENTITY_ALPHA(weapon, 0, false);
+	if (DOES_ENTITY_EXIST(weapon))
+	{
+		SET_ENTITY_ALPHA(weapon, 0, false);
+	}
 }
 
 // clang-format off
@@ -61,4 +61,4 @@ REGISTER_EFFECT(OnStart, nullptr, nullptr, EffectInfo
 		.Id = "spawn_mime",
 		.EffectGroupType = EEffectGroupType::SpawnEnemySpecial
 	}
-);
\ No newline at end of file
+);