diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/common/Loader.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/common/Loader.java
index 95c182a4bb..ba03417a09 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/common/Loader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/common/Loader.java
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ public class Loader
 
     public Map<String,ModContainer> getIndexedModList()
     {
-        return ImmutableMap.copyOf(namedMods);
+        return namedMods != null ? ImmutableMap.copyOf(namedMods) : ImmutableMap.of();
     }
 
     public void initializeMods()