diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/GUI/GUIDropDown.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/GUI/GUIDropDown.cs
index 6cdba8652..f92554433 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/GUI/GUIDropDown.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/GUI/GUIDropDown.cs
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma
             //find the parent GUIListBox highest in the hierarchy
             for (int i = parentHierarchy.Count - 1; i >= 0; i--)
             {
-                if (parentHierarchy[i].GUIComponent is GUIListBox) return parentHierarchy[i];
+                if (parentHierarchy[i].GUIComponent is GUIListBox) return parentHierarchy[i]?.Parent ?? parentHierarchy[i];
             }
             //or just go with the direct parent if there are no listboxes in the hierarchy
             parentHierarchy.Clear();