diff --git a/v1_12_R1/src/main/java/com/bgsoftware/wildloaders/nms/v1_12_R1/ChunkLoaderNPC.java b/v1_12_R1/src/main/java/com/bgsoftware/wildloaders/nms/v1_12_R1/ChunkLoaderNPC.java
index 53d528c..2077305 100644
--- a/v1_12_R1/src/main/java/com/bgsoftware/wildloaders/nms/v1_12_R1/ChunkLoaderNPC.java
+++ b/v1_12_R1/src/main/java/com/bgsoftware/wildloaders/nms/v1_12_R1/ChunkLoaderNPC.java
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ public final class ChunkLoaderNPC extends EntityPlayer implements com.bgsoftware
 
     @Override
     public AxisAlignedBB getBoundingBox() {
-        return this.boundingBox;
+        // boundingBox is null on initialization of the class, which fixes:
+        // https://github.com/BG-Software-LLC/WildLoaders/issues/61
+        return this.boundingBox == null ? super.getBoundingBox() : this.boundingBox;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/v1_8_R3/src/main/java/com/bgsoftware/wildloaders/nms/v1_8_R3/ChunkLoaderNPC.java b/v1_8_R3/src/main/java/com/bgsoftware/wildloaders/nms/v1_8_R3/ChunkLoaderNPC.java
index ca0a968..cedd60a 100644
--- a/v1_8_R3/src/main/java/com/bgsoftware/wildloaders/nms/v1_8_R3/ChunkLoaderNPC.java
+++ b/v1_8_R3/src/main/java/com/bgsoftware/wildloaders/nms/v1_8_R3/ChunkLoaderNPC.java
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ public final class ChunkLoaderNPC extends EntityPlayer implements com.bgsoftware
 
     @Override
     public AxisAlignedBB getBoundingBox() {
-        return this.boundingBox;
+        // boundingBox is null on initialization of the class, which fixes:
+        // https://github.com/BG-Software-LLC/WildLoaders/issues/61
+        return this.boundingBox == null ? super.getBoundingBox() : this.boundingBox;
     }
 
     @Override