diff --git a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/minecraftserverlauncher/utility/CommonFunctions.java b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/minecraftserverlauncher/utility/CommonFunctions.java
index 7e20d7e..c20d2b1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/minecraftserverlauncher/utility/CommonFunctions.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/minecraftserverlauncher/utility/CommonFunctions.java
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ public final class CommonFunctions {
      * @return <p>True if the name is valid</p>
      */
     public static boolean nameIsValid(String name) {
-        return !name.equals("") && name.matches("[^!?;,]+");
+        return name != null && !name.equals("") && name.matches("[^!?;,]+");
     }
 
     /**