diff --git a/src/services/objects/ObjectAwareness.java b/src/services/objects/ObjectAwareness.java
index 23816b685..b77c4641f 100644
--- a/src/services/objects/ObjectAwareness.java
+++ b/src/services/objects/ObjectAwareness.java
@@ -394,9 +394,9 @@ public class ObjectAwareness extends Service {
 	private boolean isValidInRange(SWGObject obj, SWGObject inRange, Location objLoc) {
 		if (inRange.getObjectId() == obj.getObjectId())
 			return false;
-		if (obj instanceof CreatureObject && ((CreatureObject) obj).isLoggedOutPlayer())
+		if (inRange instanceof CreatureObject && ((CreatureObject) inRange).isLoggedOutPlayer())
 			return false;
-		if (obj.getParent() != null)
+		if (inRange.getParent() != null)
 			return false;
 		int distSquared = distanceSquared(objLoc, inRange.getWorldLocation());
 		int loadSquared = (int) (square(inRange.getLoadRange()) + 0.5);