diff --git a/src/main/java/fr/xephi/authme/listener/AuthMePlayerListener.java b/src/main/java/fr/xephi/authme/listener/AuthMePlayerListener.java
index 1b2410524..fda470e6d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/fr/xephi/authme/listener/AuthMePlayerListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/fr/xephi/authme/listener/AuthMePlayerListener.java
@@ -432,6 +432,9 @@ public class AuthMePlayerListener implements Listener {
     public void onPreLogin(AsyncPlayerPreLoginEvent event){
         final String name = event.getName().toLowerCase();
         final Player player = Bukkit.getServer().getPlayer(name);
+        
+        if (player == null)
+            return;
 
         // Check if forceSingleSession is set to true, so kick player that has
         // joined with same nick of online player