diff --git a/components/editorControls/macrocontainer/Editor.cs b/components/editorControls/macrocontainer/Editor.cs
index e0a37fd339..5f9c5ae066 100644
--- a/components/editorControls/macrocontainer/Editor.cs
+++ b/components/editorControls/macrocontainer/Editor.cs
@@ -257,18 +257,24 @@ namespace umbraco.editorControls.macrocontainer
                 {
                     string number = temp.Substring(temp.LastIndexOf('=') + 1);
 
-                    MacroEditor current = ((MacroEditor)this.ContentTemplateContainer.FindControl(ID + "macroeditor_" + number));
-                    if (current.Visible)
-                        value += current.MacroTag;
+                    if (this.ContentTemplateContainer.FindControl(ID + "macroeditor_" + number) != null)
+                    {
+                        MacroEditor current = ((MacroEditor)this.ContentTemplateContainer.FindControl(ID + "macroeditor_" + number));
+                        if (current.Visible)
+                            value += current.MacroTag;
+                    }
                 }
             }
             else
             {
                 for (int i = 0; i < _maxNumber; i++)
                 {
-                    MacroEditor current = ((MacroEditor)this.ContentTemplateContainer.FindControl(ID + "macroeditor_" + i.ToString()));
-                    if (current.Visible)
-                        value += current.MacroTag;
+                    if (this.ContentTemplateContainer.FindControl(ID + "macroeditor_" + i.ToString()) != null)
+                    {
+                        MacroEditor current = ((MacroEditor)this.ContentTemplateContainer.FindControl(ID + "macroeditor_" + i.ToString()));
+                        if (current.Visible)
+                            value += current.MacroTag;
+                    }
                 }
             }
             _data.Value = value;