diff --git a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/render/ContraptionVisual.java b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/render/ContraptionVisual.java
index 37df2c080e..6a2b0606ab 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/render/ContraptionVisual.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/render/ContraptionVisual.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import net.minecraft.world.level.Level;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.entity.BlockEntity;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.state.BlockState;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.levelgen.structure.templatesystem.StructureTemplate;
+
 import net.minecraftforge.client.model.data.ModelData;
 
 public class ContraptionVisual<E extends AbstractContraptionEntity> extends AbstractEntityVisual<E> implements DynamicVisual, TickableVisual, LightUpdatedVisual, ShaderLightVisual {
@@ -74,6 +75,8 @@ public class ContraptionVisual<E extends AbstractContraptionEntity> extends Abst
 		setEmbeddingMatrices(partialTick);
 
 		Contraption contraption = entity.getContraption();
+		if (contraption == null)
+			return;
 
 		setupModel(contraption);