diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0118d9e0..b44bfa00 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <!-- A good example on why temporary names for project identification shouldn't be used -->
     <groupId>LibsDisguises</groupId>
     <artifactId>LibsDisguises</artifactId>
-    <version>10.0.10</version>
+    <version>10.0.10-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <build>
         <defaultGoal>exec:java clean install</defaultGoal>
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/libraryaddict/disguise/utilities/packets/packetlisteners/PacketListenerChannelRegister.java b/src/main/java/me/libraryaddict/disguise/utilities/packets/packetlisteners/PacketListenerChannelRegister.java
index 79002e2f..8bc06a76 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/libraryaddict/disguise/utilities/packets/packetlisteners/PacketListenerChannelRegister.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/libraryaddict/disguise/utilities/packets/packetlisteners/PacketListenerChannelRegister.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public class PacketListenerChannelRegister extends PacketAdapter {
             public void run() {
                 Player player = event.getPlayer();
 
-                if (player.hasMetadata("ld_loggedin")) {
+                if (player == null || player.hasMetadata("ld_loggedin")) {
                     return;
                 }