diff --git a/EssentialsGroupManager/src/Changelog.txt b/EssentialsGroupManager/src/Changelog.txt
index 456283c63..6fc20d0b5 100644
--- a/EssentialsGroupManager/src/Changelog.txt
+++ b/EssentialsGroupManager/src/Changelog.txt
@@ -108,4 +108,5 @@ v 1.9:
 	- Better optimize assembling of a players permissions and allow the * node to populate all registered superperms.
 	- Fixed text when adding a subgroup to not say the player was moved.
 	- Update to new Bukkit Event system.
-	- Update GroupManagerBridge for new event system.
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+	- Update GroupManagerBridge for new event system.
+	- Fixed a random null error upon a player portaling.
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diff --git a/EssentialsGroupManager/src/org/anjocaido/groupmanager/permissions/BukkitPermissions.java b/EssentialsGroupManager/src/org/anjocaido/groupmanager/permissions/BukkitPermissions.java
index f9363e04d..e4bb94592 100644
--- a/EssentialsGroupManager/src/org/anjocaido/groupmanager/permissions/BukkitPermissions.java
+++ b/EssentialsGroupManager/src/org/anjocaido/groupmanager/permissions/BukkitPermissions.java
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ public class BukkitPermissions {
 
 		@EventHandler(priority = EventPriority.LOWEST)
 		public void onPlayerPortal(PlayerPortalEvent event) { // will portal into another world
-			if (event.getTo() != null && !event.getFrom().getWorld().equals(event.getTo().getWorld())) { // only if world actually changed
+			if ((event.getTo() != null) && (!event.getFrom().getWorld().equals(event.getTo().getWorld()))) { // only if world actually changed
 				updatePermissions(event.getPlayer(), event.getTo().getWorld().getName());
 			}
 		}
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ public class BukkitPermissions {
 
 		@EventHandler(priority = EventPriority.LOWEST)
 		public void onPlayerTeleport(PlayerTeleportEvent event) { // can be teleported into another world
-			if (event.getTo() != null && !event.getFrom().getWorld().equals(event.getTo().getWorld())) { // only if world actually changed
+			if ((event.getTo() != null) && (!event.getFrom().getWorld().equals(event.getTo().getWorld()))) { // only if world actually changed
 				updatePermissions(event.getPlayer(), event.getTo().getWorld().getName());
 			}
 		}