diff --git a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SkeletonBinary.java b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SkeletonBinary.java
index c4114faee..b22825044 100644
--- a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SkeletonBinary.java
+++ b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SkeletonBinary.java
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ public class SkeletonBinary extends SkeletonLoader {
 				if (parent == null) throw new SerializationException("Parent mesh not found: " + linkedMesh.parent);
 				linkedMesh.mesh.setTimelineAttachment(linkedMesh.inheritTimelines ? (VertexAttachment)parent : linkedMesh.mesh);
 				linkedMesh.mesh.setParentMesh((MeshAttachment)parent);
-				if (linkedMesh.mesh.getSequence() == null) linkedMesh.mesh.updateRegion();
+				if (linkedMesh.mesh.getRegion() == null) linkedMesh.mesh.updateRegion();
 			}
 			linkedMeshes.clear();
 
diff --git a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/attachments/AtlasAttachmentLoader.java b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/attachments/AtlasAttachmentLoader.java
index 572e3a928..0de792108 100644
--- a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/attachments/AtlasAttachmentLoader.java
+++ b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/attachments/AtlasAttachmentLoader.java
@@ -60,11 +60,8 @@ public class AtlasAttachmentLoader implements AttachmentLoader {
 		for (int i = 0, n = regions.length; i < n; i++) {
 			String path = sequence.getPath(basePath, i);
 			regions[i] = atlas.findRegion(path);
-			if (regions[i] == null) {
-				if (!allowMissingRegions)
-					throw new RuntimeException("Region not found in atlas: " + path + " (sequence: " + name + ")");
-				continue;
-			}
+			if (regions[i] == null && !allowMissingRegions)
+				throw new RuntimeException("Region not found in atlas: " + path + " (sequence: " + name + ")");
 		}
 	}