diff --git a/include/engine/plugins/plugin_base.hpp b/include/engine/plugins/plugin_base.hpp
index 9552bb82e..6321c95d6 100644
--- a/include/engine/plugins/plugin_base.hpp
+++ b/include/engine/plugins/plugin_base.hpp
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ class BasePlugin
             // we didn't found a fitting node, return error
             if (!phantom_node_pairs[i].first.IsValid(facade.GetNumberOfNodes()))
             {
+                phantom_node_pairs.pop_back();
                 break;
             }
             BOOST_ASSERT(phantom_node_pairs[i].first.IsValid(facade.GetNumberOfNodes()));