diff --git a/distribution/changelog.txt b/distribution/changelog.txt
index 9c7e9fde08..d8343a3f47 100644
--- a/distribution/changelog.txt
+++ b/distribution/changelog.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 - Fix: [#12845] Deleting ride with active ad campaign creates incorrect notification.
 - Fix: [#12857] Incorrect Peep thoughts in imported RCT1 parks.
 - Fix: [#12881] Guests' favourite rides are not listed in the guest window.
+- Fix: [#12910] Plugin API: getRide sometimes returns null for valid ride IDs.
 - Fix: Incomplete loop collision box allowed overlapping track (original bug).
 - Improved: [#12806] Add Esperanto diacritics to the sprite font.
 - Improved: [#12890] Add stroke to lowercase 'L' to differentiate from capital 'I'.
diff --git a/src/openrct2/scripting/ScMap.hpp b/src/openrct2/scripting/ScMap.hpp
index 5fbb28526f..560d460b66 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/scripting/ScMap.hpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/scripting/ScMap.hpp
@@ -67,13 +67,10 @@ namespace OpenRCT2::Scripting
         std::shared_ptr<ScRide> getRide(int32_t id) const
         {
             auto rideManager = GetRideManager();
-            if (id >= 0 && id < static_cast<int32_t>(rideManager.size()))
+            auto ride = rideManager[static_cast<ride_id_t>(id)];
+            if (ride != nullptr)
             {
-                auto ride = rideManager[static_cast<ride_id_t>(id)];
-                if (ride != nullptr)
-                {
-                    return std::make_shared<ScRide>(ride->id);
-                }
+                return std::make_shared<ScRide>(ride->id);
             }
             return {};
         }