diff --git a/src/storm/modelchecker/multiobjective/SparseMultiObjectivePreprocessor.cpp b/src/storm/modelchecker/multiobjective/SparseMultiObjectivePreprocessor.cpp
index a3c0d9657..0596303c8 100644
--- a/src/storm/modelchecker/multiobjective/SparseMultiObjectivePreprocessor.cpp
+++ b/src/storm/modelchecker/multiobjective/SparseMultiObjectivePreprocessor.cpp
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ namespace storm {
                 std::set<std::string> relevantRewardModels;
                 for (auto const& obj : result.objectives) {
                     relevantRewardModels.insert(*obj.rewardModelName);
-                    if (obj.timeBoundReference->isRewardBound()) {
+                    if (obj.timeBoundReference && obj.timeBoundReference->isRewardBound()) {
                         relevantRewardModels.insert(obj.timeBoundReference->getRewardName());
                     }
                 }