Index: obj_rat.c
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--- obj_rat.c	(revision 26608)
+++ obj_rat.c	(revision 26609)
@@ -307,13 +307,15 @@
 	/* (relatively) cheap thest if existing anchor is valid */
 	if (*path != NULL) {
 		ao = pcb_idpath2obj_in(data, *path);
-		switch(ao->type) {
-			case PCB_OBJ_LINE: if (rat_meets_line((pcb_line_t *)ao, x, y, gid)) return ao; break;
-			case PCB_OBJ_ARC:  if (rat_meets_arc((pcb_arc_t *)ao, x, y, gid)) return ao; break;
-			case PCB_OBJ_POLY: if (rat_meets_poly((pcb_poly_t *)ao, x, y, gid)) return ao; break;
-			case PCB_OBJ_PSTK: if (rat_meets_pstk(data, (pcb_pstk_t *)ao, x, y, gid)) return ao; break;
-			TODO("find through text")
-			default: break;
+		if (ao != NULL) {
+			switch(ao->type) {
+				case PCB_OBJ_LINE: if (rat_meets_line((pcb_line_t *)ao, x, y, gid)) return ao; break;
+				case PCB_OBJ_ARC:  if (rat_meets_arc((pcb_arc_t *)ao, x, y, gid)) return ao; break;
+				case PCB_OBJ_POLY: if (rat_meets_poly((pcb_poly_t *)ao, x, y, gid)) return ao; break;
+				case PCB_OBJ_PSTK: if (rat_meets_pstk(data, (pcb_pstk_t *)ao, x, y, gid)) return ao; break;
+				TODO("find through text")
+				default: break;
+			}
 		}
 	}