diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/protocol1_20to1_20_2/rewriter/EntityPacketRewriter1_20_2.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/protocol1_20to1_20_2/rewriter/EntityPacketRewriter1_20_2.java
index 68662678..6b5b0a3f 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/protocol1_20to1_20_2/rewriter/EntityPacketRewriter1_20_2.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/protocol1_20to1_20_2/rewriter/EntityPacketRewriter1_20_2.java
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ import com.viaversion.viabackwards.api.rewriters.EntityRewriter;
 import com.viaversion.viabackwards.protocol.protocol1_20to1_20_2.Protocol1_20To1_20_2;
 import com.viaversion.viabackwards.protocol.protocol1_20to1_20_2.storage.ConfigurationPacketStorage;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.GlobalPosition;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.entities.EntityTypes1_19_4;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.entities.EntityType;
+import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.entities.EntityTypes1_19_4;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.protocol.packet.PacketWrapper;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.protocol.remapper.PacketHandlers;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.type.Type;
@@ -143,9 +143,11 @@ public final class EntityPacketRewriter1_20_2 extends EntityRewriter<Clientbound
                     wrapper.send(Protocol1_20To1_20_2.class);
                     wrapper.cancel();
 
-                    final PacketWrapper featuresPacket = wrapper.create(ClientboundPackets1_19_4.UPDATE_ENABLED_FEATURES);
-                    featuresPacket.write(Type.STRING_ARRAY, configurationPacketStorage.enabledFeatures());
-                    featuresPacket.send(Protocol1_20To1_20_2.class);
+                    if (configurationPacketStorage.enabledFeatures() != null) {
+                        final PacketWrapper featuresPacket = wrapper.create(ClientboundPackets1_19_4.UPDATE_ENABLED_FEATURES);
+                        featuresPacket.write(Type.STRING_ARRAY, configurationPacketStorage.enabledFeatures());
+                        featuresPacket.send(Protocol1_20To1_20_2.class);
+                    }
 
                     configurationPacketStorage.sendQueuedPackets(wrapper.user());
                 });
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/protocol1_20to1_20_2/storage/ConfigurationPacketStorage.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/protocol1_20to1_20_2/storage/ConfigurationPacketStorage.java
index b9ed1791..c0342441 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/protocol1_20to1_20_2/storage/ConfigurationPacketStorage.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/protocol1_20to1_20_2/storage/ConfigurationPacketStorage.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
 import io.netty.buffer.Unpooled;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
+import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;
 
 public final class ConfigurationPacketStorage implements StorableObject {
 
@@ -51,8 +52,7 @@ public final class ConfigurationPacketStorage implements StorableObject {
         this.registry = registry;
     }
 
-    public String[] enabledFeatures() {
-        Preconditions.checkNotNull(enabledFeatures);
+    public String @Nullable [] enabledFeatures() {
         return enabledFeatures;
     }