diff --git a/src/de/fernflower/main/InitializerProcessor.java b/src/de/fernflower/main/InitializerProcessor.java
index ecbb9bd..97a0e28 100644
--- a/src/de/fernflower/main/InitializerProcessor.java
+++ b/src/de/fernflower/main/InitializerProcessor.java
@@ -208,7 +208,9 @@ public class InitializerProcessor {
 					AssignmentExprent asexpr = (AssignmentExprent)exprent;
 					if(asexpr.getLeft().type == Exprent.EXPRENT_FIELD) {
 						FieldExprent fexpr = (FieldExprent)asexpr.getLeft();
-						if(!fexpr.isStatic() && fexpr.getClassname().equals(cl.qualifiedName)) {
+						if(!fexpr.isStatic() && fexpr.getClassname().equals(cl.qualifiedName) &&
+								cl.hasField(fexpr.getName(), fexpr.getDescriptor().descriptorString)) { // check for the physical existence of the field. Could be defined in a superclass.
+							
 							if(isExprentIndependent(asexpr.getRight(), lstMethWrappers.get(i))) {
 								String fieldKey = InterpreterUtil.makeUniqueKey(fexpr.getName(), fexpr.getDescriptor().descriptorString);
 								if(fieldWithDescr == null) {
diff --git a/src/de/fernflower/struct/StructClass.java b/src/de/fernflower/struct/StructClass.java
index 3f1d687..6824304 100644
--- a/src/de/fernflower/struct/StructClass.java
+++ b/src/de/fernflower/struct/StructClass.java
@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ public class StructClass {
 	// public methods
 	// *****************************************************************************
 
+	public boolean hasField(String name, String descriptor) {
+		return getField(name, descriptor) != null;
+	}
+	
 	public StructField getField(String name, String descriptor) {
 		return fields.getWithKey(InterpreterUtil.makeUniqueKey(name, descriptor));
 	}