diff --git a/src/playermat/Playmat.ttslua b/src/playermat/Playmat.ttslua
index 63f9c5e7..29d8381f 100644
--- a/src/playermat/Playmat.ttslua
+++ b/src/playermat/Playmat.ttslua
@@ -272,7 +272,8 @@ function placeOrMergeIntoDeck(obj, pos, rot)
     obj.use_hands = true
     -- this avoids a TTS bug that merges unrelated cards that are not resting
     if #searchResult == 1 then
-      searchResult[1].putObject(obj)
+      -- call this with avoiding errors (physics is sometimes too fast so the object doesn't exist for the put)
+      pcall(function() searchResult[1].putObject(obj) end)
     end
   end,
   function() return not obj.isSmoothMoving() end, 3)