diff --git a/client/src/main/java/client/renderer/Renderer.java b/client/src/main/java/client/renderer/Renderer.java
index f5a325e8..b01eecf7 100755
--- a/client/src/main/java/client/renderer/Renderer.java
+++ b/client/src/main/java/client/renderer/Renderer.java
@@ -4071,7 +4071,7 @@ public class Renderer {
 			pos = new BlockPos(pos.getX(), -World.MAX_SIZE_Y, pos.getZ());
 		}
 
-		if(!World.isValid(pos)) {
+		if(!World.isValid(pos) || this.gm.world == null) {
 			return 0;
 		}
 		else if(this.gm.world.getState(pos).getBlock().getSumBrightness()) {