diff --git a/plugins/itemexchange-paper/src/main/java/com/untamedears/itemexchange/rules/BulkExchangeRule.java b/plugins/itemexchange-paper/src/main/java/com/untamedears/itemexchange/rules/BulkExchangeRule.java
index e742af261..a281c24e9 100644
--- a/plugins/itemexchange-paper/src/main/java/com/untamedears/itemexchange/rules/BulkExchangeRule.java
+++ b/plugins/itemexchange-paper/src/main/java/com/untamedears/itemexchange/rules/BulkExchangeRule.java
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public record BulkExchangeRule(List<ExchangeRule> rules) implements ExchangeData
             return null;
         }
         final CustomData itemNBT = ItemUtils.getNMSItemStack(item).get(DataComponents.CUSTOM_DATA);
-        if (itemNBT.copyTag().contains(BULK_KEY)) {
+        if (itemNBT != null && itemNBT.copyTag().contains(BULK_KEY)) {
             var t = new NBTCompound(itemNBT.copyTag());
 
             final var rulesNBT = t.getCompound(BULK_KEY).getCompoundArray(RULES_KEY);
diff --git a/plugins/itemexchange-paper/src/main/java/com/untamedears/itemexchange/rules/ExchangeRule.java b/plugins/itemexchange-paper/src/main/java/com/untamedears/itemexchange/rules/ExchangeRule.java
index 50a27bbf1..4095ea72b 100644
--- a/plugins/itemexchange-paper/src/main/java/com/untamedears/itemexchange/rules/ExchangeRule.java
+++ b/plugins/itemexchange-paper/src/main/java/com/untamedears/itemexchange/rules/ExchangeRule.java
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ public final class ExchangeRule implements ExchangeData {
             return null;
         }
         final CustomData itemNBT = ItemUtils.getNMSItemStack(item).get(DataComponents.CUSTOM_DATA);
-        if (itemNBT.copyTag().contains(RULE_KEY)) {
+        if (itemNBT != null && itemNBT.copyTag().contains(RULE_KEY)) {
             return fromNBT(new NBTCompound((CompoundTag) itemNBT.copyTag().get(RULE_KEY)));
         }
         return null;