diff --git a/utiliti/src/de/gurkenlabs/utiliti/renderers/GridRenderer.java b/utiliti/src/de/gurkenlabs/utiliti/renderers/GridRenderer.java
index 77ebf0c97..319918c47 100644
--- a/utiliti/src/de/gurkenlabs/utiliti/renderers/GridRenderer.java
+++ b/utiliti/src/de/gurkenlabs/utiliti/renderers/GridRenderer.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 import de.gurkenlabs.litiengine.Game;
 import de.gurkenlabs.litiengine.environment.tilemap.IMap;
+import de.gurkenlabs.litiengine.graphics.ICamera;
 import de.gurkenlabs.utiliti.components.Editor;
 
 public class GridRenderer implements IEditorRenderer {
@@ -18,10 +19,11 @@ public String getName() {
   @Override
   public void render(Graphics2D g) {
     // render the grid
-    if (Editor.preferences().showGrid() && Game.world().camera().getRenderScale() >= 1 && Game.world().environment() != null) {
-
+    final ICamera camera = Game.world().camera();
+    if (Editor.preferences().showGrid() && camera.getRenderScale() >= 1 && Game.world().environment() != null) {
       final IMap map = Game.world().environment().getMap();
-      if (map == null) {
+
+      if (map == null || camera == null) {
         return;
       }
 
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ public void render(Graphics2D g) {
       for (int x = 0; x < map.getWidth(); x++) {
         for (int y = 0; y < map.getHeight(); y++) {
           Shape tile = map.getOrientation().getShape(x, y, map);
-          if (Game.world().camera().getViewport().intersects(tile.getBounds2D())) {
+          if (camera.getViewport().intersects(tile.getBounds2D())) {
             Game.graphics().renderOutline(g, tile, stroke);
           }
         }