diff --git a/src/materials/ShaderMaterial.js b/src/materials/ShaderMaterial.js
index 456c0ef5f4c58ad4782aeaddc6cc4aedbc3b1e2c..4c1609fe7e1750f4f68e38f584d47318b5b31072 100644
--- a/src/materials/ShaderMaterial.js
+++ b/src/materials/ShaderMaterial.js
@@ -123,42 +123,42 @@ ShaderMaterial.prototype.toJSON = function ( meta ) {
 		var uniform = this.uniforms[ name ];
 		var value = uniform.value;
 
-		if ( value.isTexture ) {
+		if ( value && value.isTexture ) {
 
 			data.uniforms[ name ] = {
 				type: 't',
 				value: value.toJSON( meta ).uuid
 			};
 
-		} else if ( value.isColor ) {
+		} else if ( value && value.isColor ) {
 
 			data.uniforms[ name ] = {
 				type: 'c',
 				value: value.getHex()
 			};
 
-		} else if ( value.isVector2 ) {
+		} else if ( value && value.isVector2 ) {
 
 			data.uniforms[ name ] = {
 				type: 'v2',
 				value: value.toArray()
 			};
 
-		} else if ( value.isVector3 ) {
+		} else if ( value && value.isVector3 ) {
 
 			data.uniforms[ name ] = {
 				type: 'v3',
 				value: value.toArray()
 			};
 
-		} else if ( value.isVector4 ) {
+		} else if ( value && value.isVector4 ) {
 
 			data.uniforms[ name ] = {
 				type: 'v4',
 				value: value.toArray()
 			};
 
-		} else if ( value.isMatrix4 ) {
+		} else if ( value && value.isMatrix4 ) {
 
 			data.uniforms[ name ] = {
 				type: 'm4',