diff --git a/src/scene_manager/scene_dump.c b/src/scene_manager/scene_dump.c
index 6fe250f528..e9bb2e59d0 100644
--- a/src/scene_manager/scene_dump.c
+++ b/src/scene_manager/scene_dump.c
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ static void gf_dump_vrml_simple_field(GF_SceneDumper *sdump, GF_FieldInfo field,
 		} else {
 			StartAttribute(sdump, "value");
 		}
-		for (i=0; i<mffield->count; i++) {
+		for (i=0; mffield && (i<mffield->count); i++) {
 			if (i) gf_fprintf(sdump->trace, " ");
 			gf_sg_vrml_mf_get_item(field.far_ptr, field.fieldType, &slot_ptr, i);
 			/*this is to cope with single MFString which shall appear as SF in XMT*/
@@ -938,12 +938,10 @@ static void gf_dump_vrml_field(GF_SceneDumper *sdump, GF_Node *node, GF_FieldInf
 		}
 
 		if (!sdump->XMLDump) gf_fprintf(sdump->trace, "[");
-		if (mffield) {
-			for (i=0; i<mffield->count; i++) {
-				if (i) gf_fprintf(sdump->trace, " ");
-				gf_sg_vrml_mf_get_item(field.far_ptr, field.fieldType, &slot_ptr, i);
-				gf_dump_vrml_sffield(sdump, sf_type, slot_ptr, 1, node);
-			}
+		for (i=0; mffield && (i<mffield->count); i++) {
+			if (i) gf_fprintf(sdump->trace, " ");
+			gf_sg_vrml_mf_get_item(field.far_ptr, field.fieldType, &slot_ptr, i);
+			gf_dump_vrml_sffield(sdump, sf_type, slot_ptr, 1, node);
 		}
 		if (!sdump->XMLDump) gf_fprintf(sdump->trace, "]");
 
@@ -1150,7 +1148,7 @@ static void gf_dump_vrml_dyn_field(GF_SceneDumper *sdump, GF_Node *node, GF_Fiel
 					sdump->indent--;
 					DUMP_IND(sdump);
 				} else {
-					for (i=0; i<mffield->count; i++) {
+					for (i=0; mffield && (i<mffield->count); i++) {
 						if (i) gf_fprintf(sdump->trace, " ");
 						if (field.fieldType != GF_SG_VRML_MFNODE) {
 							gf_sg_vrml_mf_get_item(field.far_ptr, field.fieldType, &slot_ptr, i);
@@ -1191,7 +1189,7 @@ static void gf_dump_vrml_dyn_field(GF_SceneDumper *sdump, GF_Node *node, GF_Fiel
 					} else {
 						gf_fprintf(sdump->trace, " %s=\"", GetXMTFieldTypeValueName(field.fieldType));
 					}
-					for (i=0; i<mffield->count; i++) {
+					for (i=0; mffield && (i<mffield->count); i++) {
 						if (i) gf_fprintf(sdump->trace, " ");
 						if (field.fieldType != GF_SG_VRML_MFNODE) {
 							gf_sg_vrml_mf_get_item(field.far_ptr, field.fieldType, &slot_ptr, i);
@@ -1262,13 +1260,11 @@ static void gf_dump_vrml_proto_field(GF_SceneDumper *sdump, GF_Node *node, GF_Fi
 				} else {
 					gf_fprintf(sdump->trace, " %s=\"", GetXMTFieldTypeValueName(field.fieldType));
 				}
-				if (mffield) {
-					for (i=0; i<mffield->count; i++) {
-						if (i) gf_fprintf(sdump->trace, " ");
-						if (field.fieldType != GF_SG_VRML_MFNODE) {
-							gf_sg_vrml_mf_get_item(field.far_ptr, field.fieldType, &slot_ptr, i);
-							gf_dump_vrml_sffield(sdump, sf_type, slot_ptr, (mffield->count>1) ? 1 : 0, node);
-						}
+				for (i=0; mffield && (i<mffield->count); i++) {
+					if (i) gf_fprintf(sdump->trace, " ");
+					if (field.fieldType != GF_SG_VRML_MFNODE) {
+						gf_sg_vrml_mf_get_item(field.far_ptr, field.fieldType, &slot_ptr, i);
+						gf_dump_vrml_sffield(sdump, sf_type, slot_ptr, (mffield->count>1) ? 1 : 0, node);
 					}
 				}
 				gf_fprintf(sdump->trace, "\"/>\n");