diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/v26_2to26_1/Protocol26_2To26_1.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/v26_2to26_1/Protocol26_2To26_1.java
index 869009ea..e788a38f 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/v26_2to26_1/Protocol26_2To26_1.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/v26_2to26_1/Protocol26_2To26_1.java
@@ -74,9 +74,12 @@ public void updateEnchantmentTerm(final CompoundTag term) {
             final String condition = term.getString("condition");
             if (Key.equals(condition, "entity_properties")) {
                 final CompoundTag predicate = term.getCompoundTag("predicate");
-                final Tag typeTag = predicate.remove("entity_type");
-                if (typeTag != null) {
-                    predicate.put("type", typeTag);
+
+                if (predicate != null) {
+                    final Tag typeTag = predicate.remove("entity_type");
+                    if (typeTag != null) {
+                        predicate.put("type", typeTag);
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -194,4 +197,4 @@ protected PacketTypesProvider<ClientboundPacket26_1, ClientboundPacket26_1, Serv
             packetTypeMap(unmappedServerboundPacketType, ServerboundPackets26_1.class, ServerboundConfigurationPackets1_21_9.class)
         );
     }
-}
+}
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