diff --git a/PunchinOut/BasicPanic.cs b/PunchinOut/BasicPanic.cs
index 278bf2f..1c0c802 100644
--- a/PunchinOut/BasicPanic.cs
+++ b/PunchinOut/BasicPanic.cs
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@ public static void Prefix(AttackStackSequence __instance, MessageCenterMessage m
 
             if (__instance.directorSequences[0].target is Mech)
             {
-                ShouldPanic = RollHelpers.ShouldPanic(__instance.directorSequences[0].target as Mech, attackCompleteMessage.attackSequence);
                 mech = __instance.directorSequences[0].target as Mech;
+                ShouldPanic = RollHelpers.ShouldPanic(mech, attackCompleteMessage.attackSequence);
+                
                 
             }
 
@@ -194,6 +195,11 @@ public static int GetTrackedPilotIndex(Mech mech)
                 return -1;
             }
 
+            if(Holder.TrackedPilots == null)
+            {
+                Holder.TrackedPilots = new List<PanicTracker>();
+            }
+
             for (int i = 0; i < Holder.TrackedPilots.Count; i++)
             {
 
@@ -217,6 +223,11 @@ public static bool ShouldPanic(Mech mech, AttackDirector.AttackSequence attackSe
                 return false;
             }
 
+            if(attackSequence == null)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
             if (!attackSequence.attackDidDamage) //no point in panicking over nothing
             {
                 return false;