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diff --git a/tex/context/base/strc-ref.lua b/tex/context/base/strc-ref.lua
index 989bf5c23..413e245bd 100644
--- a/tex/context/base/strc-ref.lua
+++ b/tex/context/base/strc-ref.lua
@@ -1072,7 +1072,11 @@ local function identify_inner(set,var,prefix,collected,derived,tobesaved)
-- foo:bar -> foo == prefix (first we try the global one)
-- -:bar -> ignore prefix
local p, i = prefix, nil
- local splitprefix, splitinner = lpegmatch(prefixsplitter,inner)
+ local splitprefix, splitinner
+ -- the next test is a safeguard when references are auto loaded from outer
+ if inner then
+ splitprefix, splitinner = lpegmatch(prefixsplitter,inner)
+ end
-- these are taken from other anonymous references
if splitprefix and splitinner then
if splitprefix == "-" then