diff --git a/src/com/projectkorra/projectkorra/PKListener.java b/src/com/projectkorra/projectkorra/PKListener.java
index afb434b7..905a84f6 100644
--- a/src/com/projectkorra/projectkorra/PKListener.java
+++ b/src/com/projectkorra/projectkorra/PKListener.java
@@ -1415,11 +1415,9 @@ public class PKListener implements Listener {
 		BendingPlayer bPlayer = BendingPlayer.getBendingPlayer(player);
 		int slot = event.getNewSlot() + 1;
 		
-		if (bPlayer.getAbilities().get(slot) != null ) {
+		if (bPlayer != null && bPlayer.getAbilities() != null) {
 			CoreAbility ability = CoreAbility.getAbility(bPlayer.getAbilities().get(slot));
-			if (ability != null) {
-				GeneralMethods.displayMovePreview(player, ability);
-			}
+			GeneralMethods.displayMovePreview(player, ability);	
 		}
 		
 		WaterArms waterArms = CoreAbility.getAbility(player, WaterArms.class);
diff --git a/src/com/projectkorra/projectkorra/util/DamageHandler.java b/src/com/projectkorra/projectkorra/util/DamageHandler.java
index 57703a8f..baeb0b88 100644
--- a/src/com/projectkorra/projectkorra/util/DamageHandler.java
+++ b/src/com/projectkorra/projectkorra/util/DamageHandler.java
@@ -28,10 +28,13 @@ public class DamageHandler {
 	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 	public static void damageEntity(Entity entity, Player source, double damage, Ability ability, boolean ignoreArmor) {
 		
-		if (ability == null)
+		if (ability == null) {
 			return;
+		}
+		if (source == null) {
+			source = ability.getPlayer();
+		}
 		
-		Player player = ability.getPlayer();
 		AbilityDamageEntityEvent damageEvent = new AbilityDamageEntityEvent(entity, ability, damage, ignoreArmor);
 		Bukkit.getServer().getPluginManager().callEvent(damageEvent);
 		if (entity instanceof LivingEntity) {
@@ -40,8 +43,8 @@ public class DamageHandler {
 			}
 			if (!damageEvent.isCancelled()) {
 				damage = damageEvent.getDamage();
-				if (Bukkit.getPluginManager().isPluginEnabled("NoCheatPlus")) {
-					NCPExemptionManager.exemptPermanently(player, CheckType.FIGHT_REACH);
+				if (Bukkit.getPluginManager().isPluginEnabled("NoCheatPlus") && source != null) {
+					NCPExemptionManager.exemptPermanently(source, CheckType.FIGHT_REACH);
 				}
 				
 				if(((LivingEntity) entity).getHealth() - damage <= 0 && !entity.isDead()) {
@@ -54,15 +57,15 @@ public class DamageHandler {
 					cause = DamageCause.MAGIC;
 				}
 				
-				EntityDamageByEntityEvent finalEvent = new EntityDamageByEntityEvent(player, entity, cause, damage);
+				EntityDamageByEntityEvent finalEvent = new EntityDamageByEntityEvent(source, entity, cause, damage);
 				if (!finalEvent.isCancelled()) {
 					damage = finalEvent.getDamage();
 					((LivingEntity) entity).damage(damage, source);
 					entity.setLastDamageCause(finalEvent);
 				}
 				
-				if (Bukkit.getPluginManager().isPluginEnabled("NoCheatPlus")) {
-					NCPExemptionManager.unexempt(player);
+				if (Bukkit.getPluginManager().isPluginEnabled("NoCheatPlus") && source != null) {
+					NCPExemptionManager.unexempt(source);
 				}
 			}
 		}