diff --git a/src/p_mobj.c b/src/p_mobj.c
index fccfc3db..938b11ef 100644
--- a/src/p_mobj.c
+++ b/src/p_mobj.c
@@ -3506,14 +3506,15 @@ boolean P_CameraThinker(player_t *player, camera_t *thiscam, boolean resetcalled
 
 	if (player->pflags & PF_FLIPCAM && !(player->pflags & PF_NIGHTSMODE) && player->mo->eflags & MFE_VERTICALFLIP)
 		postimg = postimg_flip;
-	else if (player->awayviewtics)
+	else if (player->awayviewtics && player->awayviewmobj != NULL)	// Camera must obviously exist
 	{
 		camera_t dummycam;
 		dummycam.subsector = player->awayviewmobj->subsector;
 		dummycam.x = player->awayviewmobj->x;
 		dummycam.y = player->awayviewmobj->y;
 		dummycam.z = player->awayviewmobj->z;
-		dummycam.height = 40*FRACUNIT; // alt view height is 20*FRACUNIT
+		//dummycam.height = 40*FRACUNIT; // alt view height is 20*FRACUNIT
+		dummycam.height = 0;			 // Why? Remote viewpoint cameras have no height.
 		// Are we in water?
 		if (P_CameraCheckWater(&dummycam))
 			postimg = postimg_water;
diff --git a/src/p_user.c b/src/p_user.c
index 11d610a8..1c4b6174 100644
--- a/src/p_user.c
+++ b/src/p_user.c
@@ -8371,16 +8371,12 @@ boolean P_MoveChaseCamera(player_t *player, camera_t *thiscam, boolean resetcall
 	// Make player translucent if camera is too close (only in single player).
 	if (!(multiplayer || netgame) && !splitscreen)
 	{
-		fixed_t vx = 0, vy = 0;
-		if (player->awayviewtics) {
+		fixed_t vx = thiscam->x, vy = thiscam->y;
+		if (player->awayviewtics && player->awayviewmobj != NULL)		// Camera must obviously exist
+		{
 			vx = player->awayviewmobj->x;
 			vy = player->awayviewmobj->y;
 		}
-		else
-		{
-			vx = thiscam->x;
-			vy = thiscam->y;
-		}
 
 		if (P_AproxDistance(vx - mo->x, vy - mo->y) < FixedMul(48*FRACUNIT, mo->scale))
 			mo->flags2 |= MF2_SHADOW;
@@ -8716,8 +8712,9 @@ void P_PlayerThink(player_t *player)
 	if (player->flashcount)
 		player->flashcount--;
 
-	if (player->awayviewtics)
-		player->awayviewtics--;
+	// By the time P_MoveChaseCamera is called, this might be zero. Do not do it here.
+	//if (player->awayviewtics)
+	//	player->awayviewtics--;
 
 	/// \note do this in the cheat code
 	if (player->pflags & PF_NOCLIP)
@@ -9495,6 +9492,9 @@ void P_PlayerAfterThink(player_t *player)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (player->awayviewtics)
+		player->awayviewtics--;
+
 	// spectator invisibility and nogravity.
 	if ((netgame || multiplayer) && player->spectator)
 	{