diff --git a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/Contain/OpenContain.cpp b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/Contain/OpenContain.cpp
index 9d5aef9352f..6d0379a3c69 100644
--- a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/Contain/OpenContain.cpp
+++ b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/Contain/OpenContain.cpp
@@ -1092,6 +1092,12 @@ void OpenContain::monitorConditionChanges( void )
 void OpenContain::redeployOccupants( void )
 {
 
+	// TheSuperHackers @fix xezon 09/06/2025 Prevent repositioning objects during game shutdown.
+	// During shutdown, objects may be in the process of being destroyed, which can lead to
+	// use-after-free crashes if we attempt to reposition them.
+	if( TheGameLogic == nullptr || !TheGameLogic->isInGame() )
+		return;
+
 	//
 	// because the state has changed, we will must give the deploy logic the opportunity
 	// to look for a new set of bones in the art ... so if we had them flagged as not
@@ -1121,6 +1127,12 @@ void OpenContain::redeployOccupants( void )
 void OpenContain::putObjAtNextFirePoint( Object *obj )
 {
 
+	// TheSuperHackers @fix xezon 09/06/2025 Prevent repositioning objects during game shutdown.
+	// During shutdown, objects may be in the process of being destroyed, which can lead to
+	// use-after-free crashes if we attempt to reposition them.
+	if( TheGameLogic == nullptr || !TheGameLogic->isInGame() )
+		return;
+
 	//
 	// first, if we need to load the 3D point data from the art do so, if we've already
 	// determined there is no firepoints in the current art we will avoid searching for
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/Contain/OpenContain.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/Contain/OpenContain.cpp
index fd99fe3d9b6..7ace4b3728b 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/Contain/OpenContain.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/Contain/OpenContain.cpp
@@ -1214,6 +1214,12 @@ void OpenContain::monitorConditionChanges( void )
 void OpenContain::redeployOccupants( void )
 {
 
+	// TheSuperHackers @fix xezon 09/06/2025 Prevent repositioning objects during game shutdown.
+	// During shutdown, objects may be in the process of being destroyed, which can lead to
+	// use-after-free crashes if we attempt to reposition them.
+	if( TheGameLogic == nullptr || !TheGameLogic->isInGame() )
+		return;
+
 	//
 	// because the state has changed, we will must give the deploy logic the opportunity
 	// to look for a new set of bones in the art ... so if we had them flagged as not
@@ -1243,6 +1249,12 @@ void OpenContain::redeployOccupants( void )
 void OpenContain::putObjAtNextFirePoint( Object *obj )
 {
 
+	// TheSuperHackers @fix xezon 09/06/2025 Prevent repositioning objects during game shutdown.
+	// During shutdown, objects may be in the process of being destroyed, which can lead to
+	// use-after-free crashes if we attempt to reposition them.
+	if( TheGameLogic == nullptr || !TheGameLogic->isInGame() )
+		return;
+
 	//
 	// first, if we need to load the 3D point data from the art do so, if we've already
 	// determined there is no firepoints in the current art we will avoid searching for