diff --git a/code/ObjFileImporter.cpp b/code/ObjFileImporter.cpp
index 254ef05db..874dda707 100644
--- a/code/ObjFileImporter.cpp
+++ b/code/ObjFileImporter.cpp
@@ -230,16 +230,10 @@ aiNode *ObjFileImporter::createNodes(const ObjFile::Model* pModel, const ObjFile
 	for ( unsigned int i=0; i< pObject->m_Meshes.size(); i++ )
 	{
 		unsigned int meshId = pObject->m_Meshes[ i ];
-		aiMesh *pMesh = new aiMesh;
-		createTopology( pModel, pObject, meshId, pMesh );	
-		if ( pMesh->mNumVertices > 0 ) 
-		{
+		aiMesh *pMesh = createTopology( pModel, pObject, meshId );	
+        if( pMesh && pMesh->mNumFaces > 0 ) {
 			MeshArray.push_back( pMesh );
 		}
-		else
-		{
-			delete pMesh;
-		}
 	}
 
 	// Create all nodes from the sub-objects stored in the current object
@@ -272,22 +266,22 @@ aiNode *ObjFileImporter::createNodes(const ObjFile::Model* pModel, const ObjFile
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //	Create topology data
-void ObjFileImporter::createTopology(const ObjFile::Model* pModel, 
-									 const ObjFile::Object* pData, 
-									 unsigned int uiMeshIndex,
-									 aiMesh* pMesh )
+aiMesh *ObjFileImporter::createTopology( const ObjFile::Model* pModel, const ObjFile::Object* pData, 
+                                         unsigned int uiMeshIndex )
 {
 	// Checking preconditions
 	ai_assert( NULL != pModel );
     if( NULL == pData ) {
-        return;
+        return NULL;
     }
 
 	// Create faces
 	ObjFile::Mesh *pObjMesh = pModel->m_Meshes[ uiMeshIndex ];
-	ai_assert( NULL != pObjMesh );
-
-	pMesh->mNumFaces = 0;
+    if( !pObjMesh ) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    ai_assert( NULL != pObjMesh );
+    aiMesh* pMesh = new aiMesh;
 	for (size_t index = 0; index < pObjMesh->m_Faces.size(); index++)
 	{
 		ObjFile::Face* const inp = pObjMesh->m_Faces[ index ];
@@ -295,16 +289,14 @@ void ObjFileImporter::createTopology(const ObjFile::Model* pModel,
 		if (inp->m_PrimitiveType == aiPrimitiveType_LINE) {
 			pMesh->mNumFaces += inp->m_pVertices->size() - 1;
 			pMesh->mPrimitiveTypes |= aiPrimitiveType_LINE;
-		}
-		else if (inp->m_PrimitiveType == aiPrimitiveType_POINT) {
+		} else if (inp->m_PrimitiveType == aiPrimitiveType_POINT) {
 			pMesh->mNumFaces += inp->m_pVertices->size();
 			pMesh->mPrimitiveTypes |= aiPrimitiveType_POINT;
 		} else {
 			++pMesh->mNumFaces;
 			if (inp->m_pVertices->size() > 3) {
 				pMesh->mPrimitiveTypes |= aiPrimitiveType_POLYGON;
-			}
-			else {
+			} else {
 				pMesh->mPrimitiveTypes |= aiPrimitiveType_TRIANGLE;
 			}
 		}
@@ -353,6 +345,8 @@ void ObjFileImporter::createTopology(const ObjFile::Model* pModel,
 
 	// Create mesh vertices
 	createVertexArray(pModel, pData, uiMeshIndex, pMesh, uiIdxCount);
+
+    return pMesh;
 }
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/code/ObjFileImporter.h b/code/ObjFileImporter.h
index 814a65652..716cf65d1 100644
--- a/code/ObjFileImporter.h
+++ b/code/ObjFileImporter.h
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ private:
 		aiNode *pParent, aiScene* pScene, std::vector<aiMesh*> &MeshArray);
 
 	//!	\brief	Creates topology data like faces and meshes for the geometry.
-	void createTopology(const ObjFile::Model* pModel, const ObjFile::Object* pData,
-		unsigned int uiMeshIndex, aiMesh* pMesh);	
+    aiMesh *createTopology( const ObjFile::Model* pModel, const ObjFile::Object* pData,
+		unsigned int uiMeshIndex );	
 	
 	//!	\brief	Creates vertices from model.
 	void createVertexArray(const ObjFile::Model* pModel, const ObjFile::Object* pCurrentObject,