diff --git a/EndlessVendetta/Source/EndlessVendetta/WeaponSystem/BaseWeaponClass.cpp b/EndlessVendetta/Source/EndlessVendetta/WeaponSystem/BaseWeaponClass.cpp
index 2c2b3c73..81cc1fcf 100644
--- a/EndlessVendetta/Source/EndlessVendetta/WeaponSystem/BaseWeaponClass.cpp
+++ b/EndlessVendetta/Source/EndlessVendetta/WeaponSystem/BaseWeaponClass.cpp
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ void ABaseWeaponClass::GenerateRecoilVector()
 
 void ABaseWeaponClass::ApplyRecoil(float DeltaTime)
 {
+	if (!endlessVendettaChar->bHasRifle) return;
 	if (recoilTime < 0.3)
 	{
 		float amplitude = RecoilCurve->GetFloatValue(recoilTime); //get current value of curve in time