diff --git a/src/main/java/net/rptools/maptool/client/ClientMessageHandler.java b/src/main/java/net/rptools/maptool/client/ClientMessageHandler.java
index 3e0d16246d..9a2a47b20e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/rptools/maptool/client/ClientMessageHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/rptools/maptool/client/ClientMessageHandler.java
@@ -536,9 +536,13 @@ private void handle(SetZoneGridSizeMsg msg) {
           int color = msg.getColor();
 
           var zone = MapTool.getCampaign().getZone(zoneGUID);
-          zone.getGrid().setSize(size);
-          zone.getGrid().setOffset(xOffset, yOffset);
-          zone.setGridColor(color);
+          // Sometimes these messages can come in as a zone is being removed, so we can't rely on
+          // its existence
+          if (zone != null) {
+            zone.getGrid().setSize(size);
+            zone.getGrid().setOffset(xOffset, yOffset);
+            zone.setGridColor(color);
+          }
 
           MapTool.getFrame().refresh();
         });
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/rptools/maptool/server/ServerMessageHandler.java b/src/main/java/net/rptools/maptool/server/ServerMessageHandler.java
index c181e141f2..855eaa26fe 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/rptools/maptool/server/ServerMessageHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/rptools/maptool/server/ServerMessageHandler.java
@@ -416,10 +416,12 @@ private void handle(SetZoneGridSizeMsg msg) {
     EventQueue.invokeLater(
         () -> {
           Zone zone = server.getCampaign().getZone(GUID.valueOf(msg.getZoneGuid()));
-          Grid grid = zone.getGrid();
-          grid.setSize(msg.getSize());
-          grid.setOffset(msg.getXOffset(), msg.getYOffset());
-          zone.setGridColor(msg.getColor());
+          if (zone != null) {
+            Grid grid = zone.getGrid();
+            grid.setSize(msg.getSize());
+            grid.setOffset(msg.getXOffset(), msg.getYOffset());
+            zone.setGridColor(msg.getColor());
+          }
         });
   }