diff --git a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_burning/engine.lua b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_burning/engine.lua
index d7728f8971..1c9f4f565a 100644
--- a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_burning/engine.lua
+++ b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_burning/engine.lua
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ function mcl_burning.get(obj, datatype, name)
 		return meta["get_" .. datatype](meta, "mcl_burning:" .. name)
 	else
 		local luaentity = obj:get_luaentity()
-		return luaentity["mcl_burning_" .. name] or mcl_burning.get_default(datatype)
+		return luaentity and luaentity["mcl_burning_" .. name] or mcl_burning.get_default(datatype)
 	end
 end