diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/render/previewwidget.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/render/previewwidget.cpp
index 9b64cf6f4e..94cb7ce6eb 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/render/previewwidget.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/render/previewwidget.cpp
@@ -30,9 +30,16 @@ void CSVRender::PreviewWidget::setModel()
     {
         mObject.setNull();
 
-        int column = mData.getReferenceables().findColumnIndex (CSMWorld::Columns::ColumnId_Model);
+        if (mReferenceableId.empty())
+            return;
 
-        int row = mData.getReferenceables().getIndex (mReferenceableId);
+        int column =
+            mData.getReferenceables().findColumnIndex (CSMWorld::Columns::ColumnId_Model);
+
+        int row = mData.getReferenceables().searchId (mReferenceableId);
+
+        if (row==-1)
+            return;
 
         QVariant value = mData.getReferenceables().getData (row, column);
 
@@ -142,6 +149,7 @@ void CSVRender::PreviewWidget::ReferenceDataChanged (const QModelIndex& topLeft,
         if (index.column()>=topLeft.column() && index.column()<=bottomRight.row())
         {
             mReferenceableId = references.data (index).toString().toUtf8().constData();
+            /// \todo update title
             setModel();
         }
 
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/previewsubview.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/previewsubview.cpp
index 587af561fb..769ff3ddce 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/previewsubview.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/previewsubview.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ CSVWorld::PreviewSubView::PreviewSubView (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id, CSMDo
         std::string referenceableId =
             document.getData().getReferences().getRecord (id.getId()).get().mRefID;
 
-        setWindowTitle (("Preview: Reference to " + referenceableId).c_str());
+        if (referenceableId.empty())
+            setWindowTitle ("Preview: Reference to <nothing>");
+        else
+            setWindowTitle (("Preview: Reference to " + referenceableId).c_str());
 
         mScene =
             new CSVRender::PreviewWidget (document.getData(), referenceableId, id.getId(), this);