diff --git a/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Runtime/spine-unity/Components/Following/BoneFollower.cs b/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Runtime/spine-unity/Components/Following/BoneFollower.cs
index 721d2ab3b..e842d4835 100644
--- a/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Runtime/spine-unity/Components/Following/BoneFollower.cs
+++ b/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Runtime/spine-unity/Components/Following/BoneFollower.cs
@@ -171,8 +171,9 @@ namespace Spine.Unity {
 					q.w = Mathf.Cos(halfRotation);
 					thisTransform.localRotation = q;
 				}
-			} else {
-				// For special cases: Use transform world properties if transform relationship is complicated
+			} else { // For special cases: Use transform world properties if transform relationship is complicated
+				if (!skeletonTransform) return;
+
 				Vector3 targetWorldPosition = skeletonTransform.TransformPoint(new Vector3(bone.WorldX, bone.WorldY, 0f));
 				if (!followZPosition) targetWorldPosition.z = thisTransform.position.z;
 				if (!followXYPosition) {
diff --git a/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Runtime/spine-unity/Components/Following/BoneFollowerGraphic.cs b/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Runtime/spine-unity/Components/Following/BoneFollowerGraphic.cs
index 6e0817616..b33568de5 100644
--- a/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Runtime/spine-unity/Components/Following/BoneFollowerGraphic.cs
+++ b/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Runtime/spine-unity/Components/Following/BoneFollowerGraphic.cs
@@ -149,8 +149,9 @@ namespace Spine.Unity {
 														followXYPosition ? bone.WorldY * scale + offset.y : thisTransform.localPosition.y,
 														followZPosition ? 0f : thisTransform.localPosition.z);
 				if (followBoneRotation) thisTransform.localRotation = bone.GetQuaternion();
-			} else {
-				// For special cases: Use transform world properties if transform relationship is complicated
+			} else { // For special cases: Use transform world properties if transform relationship is complicated
+				if (!skeletonTransform) return;
+
 				Vector3 targetWorldPosition = skeletonTransform.TransformPoint(
 					new Vector3(bone.WorldX * scale + offset.x, bone.WorldY * scale + offset.y, 0f));
 				if (!followZPosition) targetWorldPosition.z = thisTransform.position.z;