diff --git a/src/main/java/me/cooljwb/vulnerabilitypatcher/modifiers/NBTModifier_1_16_3.java b/src/main/java/me/cooljwb/vulnerabilitypatcher/modifiers/NBTModifier_1_16_3.java
index 1950502..ff6a495 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/cooljwb/vulnerabilitypatcher/modifiers/NBTModifier_1_16_3.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/cooljwb/vulnerabilitypatcher/modifiers/NBTModifier_1_16_3.java
@@ -507,12 +507,16 @@ public class NBTModifier_1_16_3
         if (item != null && item.getType().name().contains("SIGN"))
         {
             net.minecraft.server.v1_16_R3.ItemStack nmsItem = CraftItemStack.asNMSCopy(item);
-            NBTTagCompound tag = nmsItem.getTag().getCompound("BlockEntityTag");
-            String text1 = tag.getString("Text1").toLowerCase();
-            String text2 = tag.getString("Text2").toLowerCase();
-            String text3 = tag.getString("Text3").toLowerCase();
-            String text4 = tag.getString("Text4").toLowerCase();
-            return text1.contains("\"nbt\":") || text2.contains("\"nbt\":") || text3.contains("\"nbt\":") || text4.contains("\"nbt\":");
+            NBTTagCompound tag = nmsItem.getTag();
+            if (tag != null)
+            {
+                NBTTagCompound blockEntityTag = tag.getCompound("BlockEntityTag");
+                String text1 = blockEntityTag.hasKey("Text1") ? tag.getString("Text1").toLowerCase() : "";
+                String text2 = blockEntityTag.hasKey("Text2") ? tag.getString("Text2").toLowerCase() : "";
+                String text3 = blockEntityTag.hasKey("Text3") ? tag.getString("Text3").toLowerCase() : "";
+                String text4 = blockEntityTag.hasKey("Text4") ? tag.getString("Text4").toLowerCase() : "";
+                return text1.contains("\"nbt\":") || text2.contains("\"nbt\":") || text3.contains("\"nbt\":") || text4.contains("\"nbt\":");
+            }
         }
         return false;
     }
@@ -522,10 +526,10 @@ public class NBTModifier_1_16_3
         ItemStack item = event.getItemInHand();
         net.minecraft.server.v1_16_R3.ItemStack nmsItem = CraftItemStack.asNMSCopy(item);
         NBTTagCompound tag = nmsItem.getTag().getCompound("BlockEntityTag");
-        String text1 = tag.getString("Text1").toLowerCase();
-        String text2 = tag.getString("Text2").toLowerCase();
-        String text3 = tag.getString("Text3").toLowerCase();
-        String text4 = tag.getString("Text4").toLowerCase();
+        String text1 = tag.hasKey("Text1") ? tag.getString("Text1").toLowerCase() : "";
+        String text2 = tag.hasKey("Text2") ? tag.getString("Text2").toLowerCase() : "";
+        String text3 = tag.hasKey("Text3") ? tag.getString("Text3").toLowerCase() : "";
+        String text4 = tag.hasKey("Text4") ? tag.getString("Text4").toLowerCase() : "";
         if (text1.contains("\"nbt\":"))
         {
             tag.setString("Text1", "{\"text\":\"NBT tag removed\"}");