diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/net/trueog/antipierayog/BlockEntityHider.kt b/src/main/kotlin/net/trueog/antipierayog/BlockEntityHider.kt
index 380f9f2..9d5a2e7 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/net/trueog/antipierayog/BlockEntityHider.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/net/trueog/antipierayog/BlockEntityHider.kt
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class BlockEntityHider {
             get() {
                 val craftWorld = (world as CraftWorld).handle
                 val serverChunkCache = (craftWorld as ServerLevel).getChunkSource()
-                val chunk = serverChunkCache.getChunkAtIfLoadedMainThread(this.x shr 4, this.z shr 4)
+                val chunk = serverChunkCache.getChunkAtIfLoadedMainThread(this.x shr 4, this.z shr 4) ?: return Material.AIR
                 val blockState = chunk.getBlockState(BlockPos(this.x, this.y, this.z))
                 return blockState.bukkitMaterial
             }