diff --git a/plugins/af_comics/filters/af_comics_pa.php b/plugins/af_comics/filters/af_comics_pa.php
index a13857cc1..0848adbd0 100644
--- a/plugins/af_comics/filters/af_comics_pa.php
+++ b/plugins/af_comics/filters/af_comics_pa.php
@@ -56,7 +56,9 @@ class Af_Comics_Pa extends Af_ComicFilter {
 					if ($header->parentNode) { $header->parentNode->removeChild($header); }
 
 					$avatar = $xpath->query('(//div[@class="avatar"]//img)')->item(0);
-					$basenode->insertBefore($avatar, $basenode->firstChild);
+
+					if ($basenode)
+						$basenode->insertBefore($avatar, $basenode->firstChild);
 
 					$uninteresting = $xpath->query('(//div[@class="avatar"])');
 					foreach ($uninteresting as $i) {