diff --git a/code/glTF2Asset.inl b/code/glTF2Asset.inl
index ed37937f4..f8955d6d2 100755
--- a/code/glTF2Asset.inl
+++ b/code/glTF2Asset.inl
@@ -1359,9 +1359,11 @@ inline void Asset::Load(const std::string& pFile, bool isBinary)
 
     // Force reading of skins since they're not always directly referenced
     if (Value* skinsArray = FindArray(doc, "skins")) {
-        for (unsigned int i = 0; i < skinsArray->Size(); ++i) {
-            skins.Retrieve(i);
-        }
+        if ( nullptr != skinsArray ) {
+                for (unsigned int i = 0; i < skinsArray->Size(); ++i) {
+                    skins.Retrieve(i);
+                }
+	}
     }
 
     if (Value* animsArray = FindArray(doc, "animations")) {