diff --git a/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/api/casting/eval/env/PlayerBasedCastEnv.java b/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/api/casting/eval/env/PlayerBasedCastEnv.java
index 1f5b6703f..79ad6b2ef 100644
--- a/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/api/casting/eval/env/PlayerBasedCastEnv.java
+++ b/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/api/casting/eval/env/PlayerBasedCastEnv.java
@@ -69,11 +69,10 @@ public ServerPlayer getCaster() {
     @Override
     protected double getCostModifier(PatternShapeMatch match) {
         ResourceLocation loc = actionKey(match);
-        if (isOfTag(IXplatAbstractions.INSTANCE.getActionRegistry(), loc, HexTags.Actions.CANNOT_MODIFY_COST)) {
+        if (loc != null && isOfTag(IXplatAbstractions.INSTANCE.getActionRegistry(), loc, HexTags.Actions.CANNOT_MODIFY_COST)) {
             return 1.0;
-        } else {
-            return this.caster.getAttributeValue(HexAttributes.MEDIA_CONSUMPTION_MODIFIER);
         }
+        return this.caster.getAttributeValue(HexAttributes.MEDIA_CONSUMPTION_MODIFIER);
     }
 
     @Override