diff --git a/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/world/level/block/SculkSensorBlock.java.patch b/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/world/level/block/SculkSensorBlock.java.patch
index c937fea7dd..8e63b99d10 100644
--- a/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/world/level/block/SculkSensorBlock.java.patch
+++ b/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/world/level/block/SculkSensorBlock.java.patch
@@ -30,7 +30,12 @@
              BlockEntity tileentity = world.getBlockEntity(pos);
  
              if (tileentity instanceof SculkSensorBlockEntity) {
-@@ -202,6 +218,15 @@
+@@ -198,10 +214,19 @@
+     }
+ 
+     public static boolean canActivate(BlockState state) {
+-        return SculkSensorBlock.getPhase(state) == SculkSensorPhase.INACTIVE;
++        return state.getBlock() instanceof SculkSensorBlock && SculkSensorBlock.getPhase(state) == SculkSensorPhase.INACTIVE; // Paper - Check for a valid type
      }
  
      public static void deactivate(Level world, BlockPos pos, BlockState state) {