diff --git a/openbsc/src/paging.c b/openbsc/src/paging.c
index f540437..87c7e7d 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/paging.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/paging.c
@@ -295,7 +295,8 @@
 {
 	struct gsm_bts *bts = NULL;
 
-	_paging_request_stop(_bts, subscr, lchan);
+	if (_bts)
+		_paging_request_stop(_bts, subscr, lchan);
 
 	do {
 		/*
@@ -304,7 +305,7 @@
 		 * location area of the _bts as reconfiguration of the
 		 * network is probably happening less often.
 		 */
-		bts = gsm_bts_by_lac(_bts->network, subscr->lac, bts);
+		bts = gsm_bts_by_lac(subscr->net, subscr->lac, bts);
 		if (!bts)
 			break;