diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/skills/Skills.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/skills/Skills.java
index 91a5a21c1..cad3120f7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/skills/Skills.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/skills/Skills.java
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ public class Skills {
     public static void XpCheckSkill(SkillType skillType, Player player) {
         PlayerProfile PP = Users.getProfile(player);
         int skillups = 0;
-        
+
         if (PP.getSkillXpLevel(skillType) >= PP.getXpToLevel(skillType)) {
 
             while (PP.getSkillXpLevel(skillType) >= PP.getXpToLevel(skillType)) {
@@ -234,6 +234,12 @@ public class Skills {
             }
         }
 
+        /* DEBUG */
+        if (player == null) {
+            System.out.println("Why am I null?");
+            return;
+        }
+
         /* Always update XP Bar (Check if no levels were gained first to remove redundancy) */
         if (skillups == 0 && LoadProperties.spoutEnabled && player instanceof SpoutPlayer) {
             SpoutPlayer sPlayer = (SpoutPlayer) player;