diff --git a/flixel/FlxSprite.hx b/flixel/FlxSprite.hx
index a0daab5ef..e11d8935d 100644
--- a/flixel/FlxSprite.hx
+++ b/flixel/FlxSprite.hx
@@ -803,26 +803,26 @@ class FlxSprite extends FlxObject
 	 */
 	override public function draw():Void
 	{
+		checkClipRect();
+		
 		checkEmptyFrame();
-
+		
 		if (alpha == 0 || _frame.type == FlxFrameType.EMPTY)
 			return;
-
+		
 		if (dirty) // rarely
 			calcFrame(useFramePixels);
 		
-		checkClipRect();
-		
 		for (camera in getCamerasLegacy())
 		{
 			if (!camera.visible || !camera.exists || !isOnScreen(camera))
 				continue;
-
+			
 			if (isSimpleRender(camera))
 				drawSimple(camera);
 			else
 				drawComplex(camera);
-
+			
 			#if FLX_DEBUG
 			FlxBasic.visibleCount++;
 			#end
@@ -839,7 +839,8 @@ class FlxSprite extends FlxObject
 	 */
 	function checkClipRect()
 	{
-		if ((clipRect == null && Math.isNaN(_lastClipRect.x))
+		if (frames == null
+		|| (clipRect == null && Math.isNaN(_lastClipRect.x))
 		|| (clipRect != null && clipRect.equals(_lastClipRect)))
 			return;