ecctrlRef.current.translation() causes null pointer

Here's my component:

import { useFrame } from '@react-three/fiber'

const Respawn = ({ ecctrlRef, setPos, levelPos }) => {
  useFrame(() => {
    if (ecctrlRef.current) {
      try {
        const { y } = ecctrlRef.current.translation()
        if (y < 0) {
          // this random hack ensures position is reset
          setPos(levelPos.map(a => a + Math.random() * 0.02 - 0.01))
        }
      } catch (err) {
        console.warn('error in getting ecctrl translation', err)
      }
    }
  })
  return null
}

export { Respawn }

And I'm getting this in the console:

Respawn.jsx:13 error in getting ecctrl translation Error: null pointer passed to rust
    at I3.wbg.__wbindgen_throw (chunk-GZS6NCTV.js?v=4fa056a0:2477:13)
    at 0057ee2e:0x14f24a
    at 0057ee2e:0x14f257
    at 0057ee2e:0x11b55b
    at _AA.rbTranslation (chunk-GZS6NCTV.js?v=4fa056a0:1811:18)
    at lA.translation (chunk-GZS6NCTV.js?v=4fa056a0:2650:26)
    at Object.current (Respawn.jsx:7:41)
    at render$1 (chunk-PEHQA6ZE.js?v=4fa056a0:17451:22)
    at loop (chunk-PEHQA6ZE.js?v=4fa056a0:17474:19)

The player does respawn in the level so the code works mostly, but it's strange it's throwing the null pointer error.

Thanks.

Start by reproducing the issue with the Respawn component shown in the report and inspect the ecctrlRef lifecycle around useFrame and translation(). Trace when the referenced physics object becomes invalid, then verify that the respawn behavior no longer emits the null-pointer error.