diff --git a/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/providers/blockentities/FlowerPotHandler.java b/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/providers/blockentities/FlowerPotHandler.java
index 536227486..7d16f57b6 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/providers/blockentities/FlowerPotHandler.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/providers/blockentities/FlowerPotHandler.java
@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@ public class FlowerPotHandler implements BlockEntityProvider.BlockEntityHandler
                 ? new Pair<>(((Number) item).byteValue(), data)
                 : new Pair<>((String) item, data);
 
-        if (flowers.containsKey(pair)) {
+        // Return air on empty string
+        if (item instanceof String && ((String) item).isEmpty())
+            return 5265;
+        else if (flowers.containsKey(pair)) {
             return flowers.get(pair);
         } else if (flowersNumberId.containsKey(pair)) {
             return flowersNumberId.get(pair);