diff --git a/tesseract.lua b/tesseract.lua
index 33c8369..3d01b79 100644
--- a/tesseract.lua
+++ b/tesseract.lua
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ local function trans_place(itemstack, placer, pointed_thing)
 	end
 	local pos = pointed_thing.above
 	local pair = fun_caves.db.translocators[tonumber(data.id)]
-	if #pair > 1 then
+	if not pair or #pair > 1 then
 		print('* Fun Caves: high error in translocator storage')
 		return
 	end
@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@ local function trans_dig(pos, node, digger)
 	local pair = fun_caves.db.translocators[tonumber(data.id)]
 	if not pair or #pair < 1 then
 		print('* Fun Caves: low error in translocator storage')
+		minetest.remove_node(pos)
 		return
 	end
 	local inv = digger:get_inventory()