diff --git a/server/src/main/java/dev/plex/hook/VaultHook.java b/server/src/main/java/dev/plex/hook/VaultHook.java
index baad2c9..a346be1 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/dev/plex/hook/VaultHook.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/dev/plex/hook/VaultHook.java
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ public class VaultHook
     {
         if (!Bukkit.getPluginManager().isPluginEnabled("Vault")) return null;
         RegisteredServiceProvider<Chat> rsp = Bukkit.getServicesManager().getRegistration(Chat.class);
+        if (rsp == null)
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
         CHAT = rsp.getProvider();
         return CHAT;
     }
@@ -27,6 +31,10 @@ public class VaultHook
     {
         if (!Bukkit.getPluginManager().isPluginEnabled("Vault")) return null;
         RegisteredServiceProvider<Permission> rsp = Bukkit.getServicesManager().getRegistration(Permission.class);
+        if (rsp == null)
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
         PERMISSIONS = rsp.getProvider();
         return PERMISSIONS;
     }
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/dev/plex/permission/handler/VaultPermissionHandler.java b/server/src/main/java/dev/plex/permission/handler/VaultPermissionHandler.java
index 30b5588..393d6b4 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/dev/plex/permission/handler/VaultPermissionHandler.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/dev/plex/permission/handler/VaultPermissionHandler.java
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package dev.plex.permission.handler;
 import dev.plex.api.permission.IPermissionHandler;
 import dev.plex.hook.VaultHook;
 import lombok.Getter;
-import net.milkbowl.vault.permission.Permission;
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.OfflinePlayer;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
@@ -19,6 +18,10 @@ public class VaultPermissionHandler implements IPermissionHandler
         {
             return IPermissionHandler.super.hasPermission(player, permission);
         }
+        if (VaultHook.getPermission() == null)
+        {
+            return IPermissionHandler.super.hasPermission(player, permission);
+        }
         return VaultHook.getPermission().playerHas(null, player, permission);
 
     }
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/dev/plex/rank/RankManager.java b/server/src/main/java/dev/plex/rank/RankManager.java
index 081db93..c711c8e 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/dev/plex/rank/RankManager.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/dev/plex/rank/RankManager.java
@@ -119,6 +119,10 @@ public class RankManager
         }
         if (Bukkit.getServer().getPluginManager().isPluginEnabled("Vault") && Plex.get().getSystem().equalsIgnoreCase("permissions"))
         {
+            if (VaultHook.getChat() == null || VaultHook.getPermission() == null)
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
             Player bukkitPlayer = Bukkit.getPlayer(player.getUuid());
             String group = VaultHook.getPermission().getPrimaryGroup(bukkitPlayer);
             String vaultPrefix = VaultHook.getChat().getGroupPrefix(bukkitPlayer.getWorld(), group);