diff --git a/og.module b/og.module
index 34d8121..b4be82e 100644
--- a/og.module
+++ b/og.module
@@ -2188,13 +2188,17 @@ function og_user_access_entity($perm, $entity_type, $entity, $account = NULL) {
 
   if ($is_group_content && $groups = og_get_entity_groups($entity_type, $entity)) {
     foreach ($groups as $group_type => $gids) {
-      foreach ($gids as $gid) {
-        if (og_user_access($group_type, $gid, $perm, $account)) {
-          return TRUE;
+      // make sure og context exists
+      $entity_groups = entity_load($group_type, array_keys(array_flip($gids)));
+      if (!empty($entity_groups)) {
+        foreach (array_keys($entity_groups) as $gid) {
+          if (og_user_access($group_type, $gid, $perm, $account)) {
+            return TRUE;
+          }
         }
+        return FALSE;
       }
     }
-    return FALSE;
   }
 
   // Either the user didn't have permission, or the entity might be a