diff --git a/patches/server/Add-ThrownEggHatchEvent.patch b/patches/server/Add-ThrownEggHatchEvent.patch
index db2f39695c..ae364ab44c 100644
--- a/patches/server/Add-ThrownEggHatchEvent.patch
+++ b/patches/server/Add-ThrownEggHatchEvent.patch
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..00000000000000000000000000000000
 +                // Paper start
 +                com.destroystokyo.paper.event.entity.ThrownEggHatchEvent event = new com.destroystokyo.paper.event.entity.ThrownEggHatchEvent((org.bukkit.entity.Egg) getBukkitEntity(), hatching, b0, hatchingType);
 +                event.callEvent();
-+                b0 = event.getNumHatches();
++                hatching = event.isHatching();
++                b0 = hatching ? event.getNumHatches() : 0; // If hatching is set to false, ensure child count is 0
 +                hatchingType = event.getHatchingType();
 +                // Paper end