diff --git a/LightlessSync/Services/DalamudUtilService.cs b/LightlessSync/Services/DalamudUtilService.cs
index 0806b42..2606d7b 100644
--- a/LightlessSync/Services/DalamudUtilService.cs
+++ b/LightlessSync/Services/DalamudUtilService.cs
@@ -958,59 +958,78 @@ public class DalamudUtilService : IHostedService, IMediatorSubscriber
         if (address == nint.Zero)
             return;
 
-        var gameObj = (GameObject*)address;
-
-        if (gameObj == null || gameObj->ObjectKind == 0)
-            return;
-        var drawObj = gameObj->DrawObject;
-        bool isDrawing = false;
-        bool isDrawingChanged = false;
-        if ((nint)drawObj != IntPtr.Zero)
+        try
         {
-            isDrawing = gameObj->RenderFlags == (VisibilityFlags)0b100000000000;
-            if (!isDrawing)
+            var gameObj = (GameObject*)address;
+
+            if (gameObj == null || gameObj->ObjectKind == 0)
+                return;
+
+            if (!IsGameObjectPresent(address))
             {
-                isDrawing = ((CharacterBase*)drawObj)->HasModelInSlotLoaded != 0;
+                _logger.LogDebug("Character {name} at {addr} no longer present in object table", characterName, address.ToString("X"));
+                return;
+            }
+
+            var drawObj = gameObj->DrawObject;
+            bool isDrawing = false;
+            bool isDrawingChanged = false;
+
+            if ((nint)drawObj != IntPtr.Zero)
+            {
+                isDrawing = gameObj->RenderFlags == (VisibilityFlags)0b100000000000;
                 if (!isDrawing)
                 {
-                    isDrawing = ((CharacterBase*)drawObj)->HasModelFilesInSlotLoaded != 0;
-                    if (isDrawing && !string.Equals(_lastGlobalBlockPlayer, characterName, StringComparison.Ordinal)
-                        && !string.Equals(_lastGlobalBlockReason, "HasModelFilesInSlotLoaded", StringComparison.Ordinal))
+                    var charBase = (CharacterBase*)drawObj;
+                    if (charBase != null)
                     {
-                        _lastGlobalBlockPlayer = characterName;
-                        _lastGlobalBlockReason = "HasModelFilesInSlotLoaded";
-                        isDrawingChanged = true;
+                        isDrawing = charBase->HasModelInSlotLoaded != 0;
+                        if (!isDrawing)
+                        {
+                            isDrawing = charBase->HasModelFilesInSlotLoaded != 0;
+                            if (isDrawing && !string.Equals(_lastGlobalBlockPlayer, characterName, StringComparison.Ordinal)
+                                && !string.Equals(_lastGlobalBlockReason, "HasModelFilesInSlotLoaded", StringComparison.Ordinal))
+                            {
+                                _lastGlobalBlockPlayer = characterName;
+                                _lastGlobalBlockReason = "HasModelFilesInSlotLoaded";
+                                isDrawingChanged = true;
+                            }
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            if (!string.Equals(_lastGlobalBlockPlayer, characterName, StringComparison.Ordinal)
+                                && !string.Equals(_lastGlobalBlockReason, "HasModelInSlotLoaded", StringComparison.Ordinal))
+                            {
+                                _lastGlobalBlockPlayer = characterName;
+                                _lastGlobalBlockReason = "HasModelInSlotLoaded";
+                                isDrawingChanged = true;
+                            }
+                        }
                     }
                 }
                 else
                 {
                     if (!string.Equals(_lastGlobalBlockPlayer, characterName, StringComparison.Ordinal)
-                        && !string.Equals(_lastGlobalBlockReason, "HasModelInSlotLoaded", StringComparison.Ordinal))
+                        && !string.Equals(_lastGlobalBlockReason, "RenderFlags", StringComparison.Ordinal))
                     {
                         _lastGlobalBlockPlayer = characterName;
-                        _lastGlobalBlockReason = "HasModelInSlotLoaded";
+                        _lastGlobalBlockReason = "RenderFlags";
                         isDrawingChanged = true;
                     }
                 }
             }
-            else
+
+            if (isDrawingChanged)
             {
-                if (!string.Equals(_lastGlobalBlockPlayer, characterName, StringComparison.Ordinal)
-                    && !string.Equals(_lastGlobalBlockReason, "RenderFlags", StringComparison.Ordinal))
-                {
-                    _lastGlobalBlockPlayer = characterName;
-                    _lastGlobalBlockReason = "RenderFlags";
-                    isDrawingChanged = true;
-                }
+                _logger.LogTrace("Global draw block: START => {name} ({reason})", characterName, _lastGlobalBlockReason);
             }
-        }
 
-        if (isDrawingChanged)
+            IsAnythingDrawing |= isDrawing;
+        }
+        catch (AccessViolationException ex)
         {
-            _logger.LogTrace("Global draw block: START => {name} ({reason})", characterName, _lastGlobalBlockReason);
+            _logger.LogWarning(ex, "access violation checking character {name} at {addr}", characterName, address.ToString("X"));
         }
-
-        IsAnythingDrawing |= isDrawing;
     }
 
     private void FrameworkOnUpdate(IFramework framework)