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pom.xml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     </properties>
     <artifactId>PlotSquared</artifactId>
-    <version>3.2.20</version>
+    <version>3.2.21</version>
     <name>PlotSquared</name>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <build>

src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/MainUtil.java

@@ -1765,14 +1765,14 @@ public class MainUtil {
         PlotWorld pw = plot.getWorld();
         if (!pw.ALLOW_SIGNS) {
             return null;
+        }
         try {
             Location loc = plot.getManager().getSignLoc(pw, plot);
             ChunkManager.manager.loadChunk(loc.getWorld(), loc.getChunkLoc(), false);
             String[] lines = BlockManager.manager.getSign(loc);
             if (lines == null) {
                 return null;
-        }
-        loop:
+            }
             loop: for (int i = 4; i > 0; i--) {
                 String caption = C.valueOf("OWNER_SIGN_LINE_" + i).s();
                 int index = caption.indexOf("%plr%");
@@ -1804,6 +1804,9 @@ public class MainUtil {
             if (plot.owner != null) {
                 plot.create();
             }
+            return plot.owner;
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return null;
         }
     }