diff --git a/mithril.js b/mithril.js
index 7cf1c952..a8e827b5 100644
--- a/mithril.js
+++ b/mithril.js
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ Mithril = m = new function app(window) {
 		return cachedAttrs
 	}
 	function clear(nodes) {
-		for (var i = nodes.length - 1; i > -1; i--) if (nodes[i]) nodes[i].parentNode.removeChild(nodes[i])
+		for (var i = nodes.length - 1; i > -1; i--) if (nodes[i] && nodes[i].parentNode) nodes[i].parentNode.removeChild(nodes[i])
 		nodes.length = 0
 	}
 	function injectHTML(parentElement, index, data) {