diff --git a/patches/server/Don-t-complete-skull-lookups-on-main-thread-MC-22743.patch b/patches/server/Don-t-complete-skull-lookups-on-main-thread-MC-22743.patch
index fc7a21a7d..4ea670d16 100644
--- a/patches/server/Don-t-complete-skull-lookups-on-main-thread-MC-22743.patch
+++ b/patches/server/Don-t-complete-skull-lookups-on-main-thread-MC-22743.patch
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..00000000000000000000000000000000
 -            SkullBlockEntity.profileCache.getAsync(owner.getName(), (gameprofile1) -> {
 +            // Paper start
 +            SkullBlockEntity.profileCache.getAsync(owner.getName(), (gameprofile) -> {
++                if (gameprofile == null) {
++                    net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.getServer().scheduleOnMain(() -> callback.accept(owner));
++                    return;
++                }
 +                Runnable runnable = () -> {
 +                GameProfile gameprofile1 = gameprofile;
                  Property property = (Property) Iterables.getFirst(gameprofile1.getProperties().get("textures"), (Object) null);