diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20_3to1_20_2/util/ComponentConverter.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20_3to1_20_2/util/ComponentConverter.java
index f78489168..3017dd3e9 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20_3to1_20_2/util/ComponentConverter.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20_3to1_20_2/util/ComponentConverter.java
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ public final class ComponentConverter {
 
     private static void removeComponentType(final JsonObject object) {
         final JsonElement type = object.remove("type");
-        if (!type.isJsonPrimitive()) {
+        if (type == null || !type.isJsonPrimitive()) {
             return;
         }