diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index fe35b06..adfa17f 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -610,11 +610,19 @@ fn interactive() -> AResult<()>{
 			replace_count+=1;
 		}
 
-		let script_refs = get_script_refs(&dom);
+		let script_refs = get_script_refs(&dom)
+		//grab the full path to the object in case it's deleted by another operation
+		.into_iter()
+		.filter_map(|referent|
+			dom.get_by_ref(referent)
+			.map(|script|
+				(referent,get_full_name(&dom,script))
+			)
+		).collect::<Vec<_>>();
 
 		//check scribb
 		let mut fail_type=Interactive::Passed;
-		for &script_ref in script_refs.iter() {
+		for (script_ref,script_full_name) in script_refs{
 			if let Some(script)=dom.get_by_ref(script_ref){
 				if let Some(rbx_dom_weak::types::Variant::String(source)) = script.properties.get("Source") {
 					script_count+=1;
@@ -721,7 +729,7 @@ fn interactive() -> AResult<()>{
 					panic!("FATAL: failed to get source for {:?}",file_thing.file_name());
 				}
 			}else{
-				panic!("FATAL: failed to get_by_ref {:?}",script_ref);
+				println!("WARNING: script was deleted: {}",script_full_name);
 			}
 		}
 		let mut dest=match fail_type{