diff --git a/main/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/Quester.java b/main/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/Quester.java
index e6dbc49f8..4aab4773a 100644
--- a/main/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/Quester.java
+++ b/main/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/Quester.java
@@ -1186,6 +1186,9 @@ public class Quester {
      * @return true if quest contains specified objective
      */
     public boolean containsObjective(Quest quest, String s) {
+        if (quest == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
         return getCurrentStage(quest).containsObjective(s);
     }
 
diff --git a/main/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/tasks/NpcEffectThread.java b/main/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/tasks/NpcEffectThread.java
index 9b7b12b45..a41d1c4e4 100644
--- a/main/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/tasks/NpcEffectThread.java
+++ b/main/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/tasks/NpcEffectThread.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public class NpcEffectThread implements Runnable {
      * @param effectType Value of EnumParticle such as NOTE or SMOKE
      */
     public void showEffect(Player player, NPC npc, String effectType) {
-        if (player == null || npc == null) {
+        if (player == null || npc == null || npc.getEntity() == null) {
             return;
         }
         if (plugin.getDependencies().getCitizens() != null) {