diff --git a/engine/src/core-plugins/com/jme3/scene/plugins/OBJLoader.java b/engine/src/core-plugins/com/jme3/scene/plugins/OBJLoader.java
index 5bb807e8c..16744edf3 100644
--- a/engine/src/core-plugins/com/jme3/scene/plugins/OBJLoader.java
+++ b/engine/src/core-plugins/com/jme3/scene/plugins/OBJLoader.java
@@ -332,8 +332,8 @@ public final class OBJLoader implements AssetLoader {
         }else if (cmd.equals("usemtl")){
             // use material from MTL lib for the following faces
             currentMatName = scan.next();
-            if (!matList.containsKey(currentMatName))
-                throw new IOException("Cannot locate material " + currentMatName + " in MTL file!");
+//            if (!matList.containsKey(currentMatName))
+//                throw new IOException("Cannot locate material " + currentMatName + " in MTL file!");
             
         }else if (cmd.equals("mtllib")){
             // specify MTL lib to use for this OBJ file