diff --git a/butils.py b/butils.py
index 8e31766..d4d0476 100644
--- a/butils.py
+++ b/butils.py
@@ -403,10 +403,14 @@ def load_font_from_filepath(filepath):
     all_objects = []
     for o in bpy.data.objects:
         all_objects.append(o)
-    for f in bpy.context.scene.abc3d_data.available_fonts.values():
-        print(f"before loop available font: {f.font_name} {f.face_name}")
     for o in all_objects:
-        if o.name not in allObjectsBefore:
+        o_exists = True
+        try:
+            o, o.name
+            
+        except ReferenceError as e:
+            o_exists = False
+        if o_exists and o.name not in allObjectsBefore:
             # must be new
             if ("glyph" in o.keys()
                     and "face_name" in o.keys()
@@ -414,8 +418,6 @@ def load_font_from_filepath(filepath):
                     and not ("type" in o.keys() and o["type"] == "metrics")
                     and not is_metrics_object(o)
                     ):
-                for f in bpy.context.scene.abc3d_data.available_fonts.values():
-                    print(f"super inside available font: {f.font_name} {f.face_name}")
                 glyph_id = o["glyph"]
                 font_name = o["font_name"]
                 face_name = o["face_name"]