diff --git a/patches/server/0961-Temp-fix-for-EntityType.translationKey.patch b/patches/server/0961-Temp-fix-for-EntityType.translationKey.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4ca8168950
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/server/0961-Temp-fix-for-EntityType.translationKey.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+From 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Shane Freeder <theboyetronic@gmail.com>
+Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2023 03:19:19 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH] Temp fix for EntityType.translationKey()
+
+
+diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/util/CraftMagicNumbers.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/util/CraftMagicNumbers.java
+index c51a7f7489a37093e4096b28bfc1031ba6a2b8c2..287e8c4c57ea1737460fdaf114e7eed627a25b2d 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/util/CraftMagicNumbers.java
++++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/util/CraftMagicNumbers.java
+@@ -440,7 +440,12 @@ public final class CraftMagicNumbers implements UnsafeValues {
+ 
+     @Override
+     public String getTranslationKey(EntityType entityType) {
+-        return net.minecraft.world.entity.EntityType.byString(entityType.name()).map(net.minecraft.world.entity.EntityType::getDescriptionId).orElseThrow();
++        // Paper start
++        if (entityType.getName() == null || entityType == EntityType.UNKNOWN) {
++            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot lookup translation key of entity type " + entityType);
++        }
++        return net.minecraft.world.entity.EntityType.byString(entityType.getName()).map(net.minecraft.world.entity.EntityType::getDescriptionId).orElseThrow();
++        // Paper end
+     }
+ 
+     @Override