diff --git a/src/interaction/InteractionManager.js b/src/interaction/InteractionManager.js
index 7f429df..e45a319 100644
--- a/src/interaction/InteractionManager.js
+++ b/src/interaction/InteractionManager.js
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@
         // ** FREE TIP **! If an object is not interactive or has no buttons in it
         // (such as a game scene!) set interactiveChildren to false for that displayObject.
         // This will allow pixi to completly ignore and bypass checking the displayObjects children.
-        if (displayObject.interactiveChildren)
+        if (displayObject.interactiveChildren && displayObject.children)
         {
             const children = displayObject.children;