diff --git a/clay.h b/clay.h
index 2f69878..6371ecb 100644
--- a/clay.h
+++ b/clay.h
@@ -3706,10 +3706,10 @@ void Clay_SetPointerState(Clay_Vector2 position, bool isPointerDown) {
             Clay_LayoutElementHashMapItem *mapItem = Clay__GetHashMapItem(currentElement->id); // TODO think of a way around this, maybe the fact that it's essentially a binary tree limits the cost, but the worst case is not great
             int32_t clipElementId = Clay__int32_tArray_GetValue(&context->layoutElementClipElementIds, (int32_t)(currentElement - context->layoutElements.internalArray));
             Clay_LayoutElementHashMapItem *clipItem = Clay__GetHashMapItem(clipElementId);
-            Clay_BoundingBox elementBox = mapItem->boundingBox;
-            elementBox.x -= root->pointerOffset.x;
-            elementBox.y -= root->pointerOffset.y;
             if (mapItem) {
+                Clay_BoundingBox elementBox = mapItem->boundingBox;
+                elementBox.x -= root->pointerOffset.x;
+                elementBox.y -= root->pointerOffset.y;
                 if ((Clay__PointIsInsideRect(position, elementBox)) && (clipElementId == 0 || (Clay__PointIsInsideRect(position, clipItem->boundingBox)))) {
                     if (mapItem->onHoverFunction) {
                         mapItem->onHoverFunction(mapItem->elementId, context->pointerInfo, mapItem->hoverFunctionUserData);