diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/util/ChatComponentTransformer.java b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/util/ChatComponentTransformer.java
index 8b483fe2..f0324f22 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/util/ChatComponentTransformer.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/util/ChatComponentTransformer.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public final class ChatComponentTransformer
             for ( int i = 0; i < components.length; i++ )
             {
                 BaseComponent next = components[i];
-                if ( next.getHoverEvent().isLegacy() )
+                if ( next.getHoverEvent() == null || next.getHoverEvent().isLegacy() )
                 {
                     continue;
                 }