diff --git a/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/entity/data/DataSkinOverlays.java b/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/entity/data/DataSkinOverlays.java
index 5e88b9ab8..84b842011 100644
--- a/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/entity/data/DataSkinOverlays.java
+++ b/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/entity/data/DataSkinOverlays.java
@@ -49,12 +49,14 @@ public class DataSkinOverlays implements IOverlayHandler {
     }
 
     public void updateClient() {
-        if (parent instanceof PlayerData) {
-            NBTTagCompound compound = this.writeToNBT(new NBTTagCompound());
-            ((PlayerData) parent).player.getEntityData().setTag("SkinOverlayData", compound.getTagList("SkinOverlayData",10));
-            Server.sendToAll(EnumPacketClient.PLAYER_UPDATE_SKIN_OVERLAYS, ((PlayerData) parent).player.getCommandSenderName(), compound);
-        } else if (parent instanceof EntityNPCInterface) {
-            ((EntityNPCInterface) parent).updateClient = true;
+        if (parent != null) {
+            if (parent instanceof PlayerData && ((PlayerData) parent).player != null) {
+                NBTTagCompound compound = this.writeToNBT(new NBTTagCompound());
+                ((PlayerData) parent).player.getEntityData().setTag("SkinOverlayData", compound.getTagList("SkinOverlayData", 10));
+                Server.sendToAll(EnumPacketClient.PLAYER_UPDATE_SKIN_OVERLAYS, ((PlayerData) parent).player.getCommandSenderName(), compound);
+            } else if (parent instanceof EntityNPCInterface) {
+                ((EntityNPCInterface) parent).updateClient = true;
+            }
         }
     }