diff --git a/api/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/api/plugin/PluginManager.java b/api/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/api/plugin/PluginManager.java
index 56450d56..07cd79b2 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/api/plugin/PluginManager.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/api/plugin/PluginManager.java
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ public class PluginManager
         try (JarFile jar = new JarFile(file))
         {
             JarEntry pdf = jar.getJarEntry("plugin.yml");
+            Preconditions.checkNotNull(pdf, "Plugin must have a plugin.yml");
+
             try (InputStream in = jar.getInputStream(pdf))
             {
                 PluginDescription desc = yaml.loadAs(in, PluginDescription.class);