diff --git a/android/src/main/kotlin/com/uhg0/ar_flutter_plugin_2/ArView.kt b/android/src/main/kotlin/com/uhg0/ar_flutter_plugin_2/ArView.kt
index 1f8d8b3..290a9df 100644
--- a/android/src/main/kotlin/com/uhg0/ar_flutter_plugin_2/ArView.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/kotlin/com/uhg0/ar_flutter_plugin_2/ArView.kt
@@ -247,11 +247,14 @@ class ArView(
                     override fun onMoveEnd(detector: MoveGestureDetector, e: MotionEvent) {
                         if (handlePans) {
                             super.onMoveEnd(detector, e)
-                            val transformMap = mapOf(
-                                "name" to name,
-                                "transform" to transform.toFloatArray().toList()
-                            )
-                            objectChannel.invokeMethod("onPanEnd", transformMap)
+                            // Only invoke callback if name exists (defensive check)
+                            name?.let { nodeName ->
+                                val transformMap = mapOf(
+                                    "name" to nodeName,
+                                    "transform" to transform.toFloatArray().toList()
+                                )
+                                objectChannel.invokeMethod("onPanEnd", transformMap)
+                            }
                         }
                     }
 
@@ -276,11 +279,14 @@ class ArView(
                     override fun onRotateEnd(detector: RotateGestureDetector, e: MotionEvent) {
                         if (handleRotation) {
                             super.onRotateEnd(detector, e)
-                            val transformMap = mapOf(
-                                "name" to name,
-                                "transform" to transform.toFloatArray().toList()
-                            )
-                            objectChannel.invokeMethod("onRotationEnd", transformMap)
+                            // Only invoke callback if name exists (defensive check)
+                            name?.let { nodeName ->
+                                val transformMap = mapOf(
+                                    "name" to nodeName,
+                                    "transform" to transform.toFloatArray().toList()
+                                )
+                                objectChannel.invokeMethod("onRotationEnd", transformMap)
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }.apply {
diff --git a/ios/Classes/IosARView.swift b/ios/Classes/IosARView.swift
index b50eb17..f3c685e 100644
--- a/ios/Classes/IosARView.swift
+++ b/ios/Classes/IosARView.swift
@@ -626,10 +626,14 @@ class IosARView: NSObject, FlutterPlatformView, ARSCNViewDelegate, UIGestureReco
         // State Ended
         if(recognizer.state == UIGestureRecognizer.State.ended)
         {
+            // Store node reference before clearing it
+            let nodeToSerialize = panningNode
             // kill variables
             panStartLocation = nil
             panCurrentLocation = nil
-            DispatchQueue.main.async {self.objectManagerChannel.invokeMethod("onPanEnd", arguments: serializeLocalTransformation(node: self.panningNode))}
+            if let node = nodeToSerialize {
+                DispatchQueue.main.async {self.objectManagerChannel.invokeMethod("onPanEnd", arguments: serializeLocalTransformation(node: node))}
+            }
             panningNode = nil
         }
     }
@@ -688,10 +692,14 @@ class IosARView: NSObject, FlutterPlatformView, ARSCNViewDelegate, UIGestureReco
         // State Ended
         if(recognizer.state == UIGestureRecognizer.State.ended)
         {
+            // Store node reference before clearing it
+            let nodeToSerialize = panningNode
             // kill variables
             rotation = nil
             rotationVelocity = nil
-            DispatchQueue.main.async {self.objectManagerChannel.invokeMethod("onRotationEnd", arguments: serializeLocalTransformation(node: self.panningNode))}
+            if let node = nodeToSerialize {
+                DispatchQueue.main.async {self.objectManagerChannel.invokeMethod("onRotationEnd", arguments: serializeLocalTransformation(node: node))}
+            }
             panningNode = nil
         }
     
diff --git a/ios/Classes/Serialization/Serializers.swift b/ios/Classes/Serialization/Serializers.swift
index 73826ee..ab1b5c5 100644
--- a/ios/Classes/Serialization/Serializers.swift
+++ b/ios/Classes/Serialization/Serializers.swift
@@ -42,9 +42,14 @@ func serializeAnchor(anchor: ARAnchor, anchorNode: SCNNode?, ganchor: GARAnchor,
 func serializeLocalTransformation(node: SCNNode?) -> Dictionary<String, Any?> {
     var serializedLocalTransformation = Dictionary<String, Any?>()
 
-    let transform: [Float?] = [node?.transform.m11, node?.transform.m12, node?.transform.m13, node?.transform.m14, node?.transform.m21, node?.transform.m22, node?.transform.m23, node?.transform.m24, node?.transform.m31, node?.transform.m32, node?.transform.m33, node?.transform.m34, node?.transform.m41, node?.transform.m42, node?.transform.m43, node?.transform.m44]
+    guard let node = node else {
+        // Return empty dictionary if node is nil to prevent crashes
+        return serializedLocalTransformation
+    }
+
+    let transform: [Float] = [node.transform.m11, node.transform.m12, node.transform.m13, node.transform.m14, node.transform.m21, node.transform.m22, node.transform.m23, node.transform.m24, node.transform.m31, node.transform.m32, node.transform.m33, node.transform.m34, node.transform.m41, node.transform.m42, node.transform.m43, node.transform.m44]
     
-    serializedLocalTransformation["name"] = node?.name
+    serializedLocalTransformation["name"] = node.name
     serializedLocalTransformation["transform"] = transform
 
     return serializedLocalTransformation