diff --git a/code/AssetLib/Blender/BlenderScene.cpp b/code/AssetLib/Blender/BlenderScene.cpp
index 76582db76..b503cb8ff 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/Blender/BlenderScene.cpp
+++ b/code/AssetLib/Blender/BlenderScene.cpp
@@ -650,7 +650,9 @@ void Structure ::Convert<ModifierData>(
         const FileDatabase &db) const {
 
     ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Warn>(dest.next, "*next", db);
-    ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Warn>(dest.prev, "*prev", db);
+    std::shared_ptr<ElemBase> prev;
+    ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Warn>(prev, "*prev", db);
+    dest.prev = prev;
     ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.type, "type", db);
     ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.mode, "mode", db);
     ReadFieldArray<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.name, "name", db);
diff --git a/code/AssetLib/Blender/BlenderScene.h b/code/AssetLib/Blender/BlenderScene.h
index c592db57f..436e47061 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/Blender/BlenderScene.h
+++ b/code/AssetLib/Blender/BlenderScene.h
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ struct ModifierData : ElemBase {
     };
 
     std::shared_ptr<ElemBase> next WARN;
-    std::shared_ptr<ElemBase> prev WARN;
+    std::weak_ptr<ElemBase> prev WARN;
 
     int type, mode;
     char name[32];