diff --git a/1.2/Assemblies/Rimworld-Animations.dll b/1.2/Assemblies/Rimworld-Animations.dll
index 7fc523e..e4865de 100644
Binary files a/1.2/Assemblies/Rimworld-Animations.dll and b/1.2/Assemblies/Rimworld-Animations.dll differ
diff --git a/Source/AnimationUtility.cs b/Source/AnimationUtility.cs
index 47c894e..1a94c9b 100644
--- a/Source/AnimationUtility.cs
+++ b/Source/AnimationUtility.cs
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ namespace Rimworld_Animations {
                     Log.Message("Selecting animation for interaction type " + sexProps.DictionaryKey.defName + "...");
                 return optionsWithInteractionType.RandomElement();
             }
-            List<AnimationDef> optionsWithSexType = options.ToList().FindAll(x => x.sexTypes.Contains(sexType));
+            List<AnimationDef> optionsWithSexType = options.ToList().FindAll(x => x.sexTypes != null && x.sexTypes.Contains(sexType));
             if (optionsWithSexType.Any()) {
                 if (AnimationSettings.debugMode)
                     Log.Message("Selecting animation for rjwSexType " + sexType.ToStringSafe() + "...");
diff --git a/Source/Defs/AnimationDef.cs b/Source/Defs/AnimationDef.cs
index fe44534..119b98d 100644
--- a/Source/Defs/AnimationDef.cs
+++ b/Source/Defs/AnimationDef.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace Rimworld_Animations {
         public List<Actor> actors;
         public int animationTimeTicks = 0; //do not set manually
         public bool sounds = false;
-        public List<rjw.xxx.rjwSextype> sexTypes;
+        public List<rjw.xxx.rjwSextype> sexTypes = null;
         public List<InteractionDef> interactionDefTypes = null;
 
         public override void PostLoad() {