diff --git a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/command/defaults/SpawnpointCommand.java b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/command/defaults/SpawnpointCommand.java
index 0f2abfa687..50692157cd 100644
--- a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/command/defaults/SpawnpointCommand.java
+++ b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/command/defaults/SpawnpointCommand.java
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ public class SpawnpointCommand extends VanillaCommand {
             }
         } else {
             player = Bukkit.getPlayerExact(args[0]);
+            if (player == null) {
+                sender.sendMessage("Can't find user " + args[0]);
+                return true;
+            }
         }
 
         World world = player.getWorld();