diff --git a/src/DriverMED/DriverMED_R_SMESHDS_Mesh.cxx b/src/DriverMED/DriverMED_R_SMESHDS_Mesh.cxx
index 49c645f47..6952acfd7 100644
--- a/src/DriverMED/DriverMED_R_SMESHDS_Mesh.cxx
+++ b/src/DriverMED/DriverMED_R_SMESHDS_Mesh.cxx
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ DriverMED_R_SMESHDS_Mesh
         // Reading MED nodes to the corresponding SMDS structure
 	//------------------------------------------------------
 	PNodeInfo aNodeInfo = aMed->GetPNodeInfo(aMeshInfo);
+        if ( !aNodeInfo )
+          return DRS_FAIL;
 
 	PCoordHelper aCoordHelper = GetCoordHelper(aNodeInfo);