diff --git a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/scene/Node.java b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/scene/Node.java
index e99296a2b..d3e6079d0 100644
--- a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/scene/Node.java
+++ b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/scene/Node.java
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ public class Node extends Spatial implements Savable {
         // FIXME: Iterating through the children list backwards
         // to avoid IndexOutOfBoundsException. This is sometimes unreliable,
         // a more robust solution is needed.
-        for (int i = children.size(); i >= 0; i--){
+        for (int i = children.size()-1; i >= 0; i--){
             Spatial child = children.get(i);
             child.updateLogicalState(tpf);
         }