diff --git a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/level/Level.java b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/level/Level.java
index 3b615f5..f6b3f08 100644
--- a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/level/Level.java
+++ b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/level/Level.java
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ public class Level extends Addon {
     }
 
     private void copyConfigSection(YamlConfiguration blockConfig, String sectionName) {
+        if (!getConfig().isConfigurationSection(sectionName)) return;
         ConfigurationSection section = getConfig().getConfigurationSection(sectionName);
         for (String k:section.getKeys(true)) {
             blockConfig.set(sectionName + "." + k, section.get(k));