diff --git a/Changelog.txt b/Changelog.txt
index cec01067c..dc5998fdd 100644
--- a/Changelog.txt
+++ b/Changelog.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 Version 2.1.182
+    Fixed a NPE with Scoreboards enabled when trying to update scoreboards
     Players now receive XP from harvesting Sweet Berry bushes (double XP for harvesting fully grown berries)
     Sweet Berry Bush will no longer ready tools for Super Abilities
     You can now use '.all' (for example: mcmmo.perks.xp.customboost.all) to give an XP perk to all skills
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/util/scoreboards/ScoreboardWrapper.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/util/scoreboards/ScoreboardWrapper.java
index 2ba8715f5..e35bb958b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/util/scoreboards/ScoreboardWrapper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/util/scoreboards/ScoreboardWrapper.java
@@ -428,14 +428,16 @@ public class ScoreboardWrapper {
      * Load new values into the sidebar.
      */
     private void updateSidebar() {
-        try {
-            updateTask.cancel();
-        }
-        catch (Exception e) {
-            e.printStackTrace();
+        if(updateTask != null) {
+            try {
+                updateTask.cancel();
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                e.printStackTrace();
+            }
+
+            updateTask = null;
         }
 
-        updateTask = null;
 
         if (sidebarType == SidebarType.NONE) {
             return;