diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/v1_20_3to1_20_5/rewriter/BlockItemPacketRewriter1_20_5.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/v1_20_3to1_20_5/rewriter/BlockItemPacketRewriter1_20_5.java
index e2b525285..9bc735e84 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/v1_20_3to1_20_5/rewriter/BlockItemPacketRewriter1_20_5.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/v1_20_3to1_20_5/rewriter/BlockItemPacketRewriter1_20_5.java
@@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@ public final class BlockItemPacketRewriter1_20_5 extends ItemRewriter<Clientboun
 
         final int itemId = StructuredDataConverter.removeItemBackupTag(item, unmappedItemId(id));
         if (itemId == -1) {
-            return null;
+            return StructuredItem.empty();
         }
 
         final byte count = item.getByte("Count", (byte) 1);