diff --git a/Content.Shared/Friction/SharedTileFrictionController.cs b/Content.Shared/Friction/SharedTileFrictionController.cs
index 1576265260..5246837e8b 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Friction/SharedTileFrictionController.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Friction/SharedTileFrictionController.cs
@@ -78,7 +78,14 @@ namespace Content.Shared.Friction
                 if (body.LinearVelocity.Equals(Vector2.Zero) && body.AngularVelocity.Equals(0f)) continue;
 
                 DebugTools.Assert(!Deleted(body.Owner));
-                var surfaceFriction = GetTileFriction(body, xformQuery.GetComponent(body.Owner));
+
+                if (!xformQuery.TryGetComponent(body.Owner, out var xform))
+                {
+                    Logger.ErrorS("physics", $"Unable to get transform for {ToPrettyString(body.Owner)} in tilefrictioncontroller");
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                var surfaceFriction = GetTileFriction(body, xform);
                 var bodyModifier = 1f;
 
                 if (frictionQuery.TryGetComponent(body.Owner, out var frictionComp))