Index: trunk/src/engine/model_manager.cc
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--- trunk/src/engine/model_manager.cc	(revision 522)
+++ trunk/src/engine/model_manager.cc	(revision 523)
@@ -57,5 +57,10 @@
 
 	if ( table.is_string( "material" ) )
-		cmaterial = m_rm->get< material >( table.get_string128( "material" ) );
+	{
+		nv::string128 mat_id( table.get_string128( "material" ) );
+		cmaterial = m_rm->get< material >( mat_id );
+		if ( !cmaterial )
+			NV_LOG_ERROR( "Can't load material : ", mat_id );
+	}
 
 	if ( table.is_string( "tag" ) )