diff --git a/forge/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/forge/mixin/perf/async_jei/ClientLifecycleHandlerMixin.java b/forge/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/forge/mixin/perf/async_jei/ClientLifecycleHandlerMixin.java
index f245b7f6..dad3426e 100644
--- a/forge/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/forge/mixin/perf/async_jei/ClientLifecycleHandlerMixin.java
+++ b/forge/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/forge/mixin/perf/async_jei/ClientLifecycleHandlerMixin.java
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ public class ClientLifecycleHandlerMixin {
 
     private void startJEIAsync(Runnable whenFinishedCb) {
         cancelPreviousStart();
+        if(Minecraft.getInstance().level == null)
+            return;
         ModernFix.LOGGER.info("Starting new JEI thread.");
         JEIReloadThread newThread = new JEIReloadThread(() -> {
             if(((JEIReloadThread)Thread.currentThread()).isStopRequested())