diff --git a/evennia/objects/objects.py b/evennia/objects/objects.py
index 5ec6617e46..d4e4fbf6e0 100644
--- a/evennia/objects/objects.py
+++ b/evennia/objects/objects.py
@@ -3464,12 +3464,13 @@ class ExitCommand(_COMMAND_DEFAULT_CLASS):
 
     """
 
-    #obj = None
-
     def func(self):
         """
         Default exit traverse if no syscommand is defined.
         """
+        if not hasattr(self, "obj") or self.obj is None:
+            return
+        self.obj = typing.cast(DefaultExit, self.obj)
 
         if self.obj.access(self.caller, "traverse"):
             # we may traverse the exit.