diff --git a/resources/plugins/base/dcs_retribution.lua b/resources/plugins/base/dcs_retribution.lua
index a6ff4fbd..5e4e190c 100644
--- a/resources/plugins/base/dcs_retribution.lua
+++ b/resources/plugins/base/dcs_retribution.lua
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ local function onEvent(event)
         write_state()
     end
 
-    if event.id == world.event.S_EVENT_DEAD and event.initiator then
+    if event.id == world.event.S_EVENT_DEAD and event.initiator and event.initiator.getName then
         dead_events[#dead_events + 1] = event.initiator.getName(event.initiator)
         local position = event.initiator.getPosition(event.initiator)
         local destruction = {}