diff --git a/src/switch-sequence.cpp b/src/switch-sequence.cpp
index bc1a8225..22836bd3 100644
--- a/src/switch-sequence.cpp
+++ b/src/switch-sequence.cpp
@@ -532,6 +532,7 @@ void SceneSequenceSwitch::advanceActiveSequence()
 			blog(LOG_WARNING,
 			     "cannot advance sequence - null scene set");
 			activeSequence = nullptr;
+			return;
 		}
 		if (activeSequence->targetType ==
 			    SwitchTargetType::SceneGroup &&