diff --git a/patches/server/Rewrite-dataconverter-system.patch b/patches/server/Rewrite-dataconverter-system.patch
index a243931688..dc95dcd600 100644
--- a/patches/server/Rewrite-dataconverter-system.patch
+++ b/patches/server/Rewrite-dataconverter-system.patch
@@ -19352,6 +19352,10 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..00000000000000000000000000000000
 +
 +                final MapType<String> tag = root.getMap("tag");
 +
++                if (tag == null) {
++                    return null;
++                }
++
 +                if ("minecraft:suspicious_stew".equals(id)) {
 +                    RenameHelper.renameSingle(tag, "Effects", "effects");
 +