diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/runnables/skills/BleedTimerTask.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/runnables/skills/BleedTimerTask.java
index c4b36e0fe..1ccae8530 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/runnables/skills/BleedTimerTask.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/runnables/skills/BleedTimerTask.java
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ public class BleedTimerTask extends BukkitRunnable {
     }
 
     private void lowerBleedDurationTicks(LivingEntity target) {
-        bleedList.put(target, bleedList.get(target) - 1);
+        if(bleedList.get(target) != null)
+            bleedList.put(target, bleedList.get(target) - 1);
     }
 
     /**