diff --git a/plugins/fancynpcs/VERSION b/plugins/fancynpcs/VERSION
index fad066f8..d3987840 100644
--- a/plugins/fancynpcs/VERSION
+++ b/plugins/fancynpcs/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.5.0
\ No newline at end of file
+2.5.0.261
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/fancynpcs/src/main/java/de/oliver/fancynpcs/skins/SkinManagerImpl.java b/plugins/fancynpcs/src/main/java/de/oliver/fancynpcs/skins/SkinManagerImpl.java
index a92516cc..6a8e5fa7 100644
--- a/plugins/fancynpcs/src/main/java/de/oliver/fancynpcs/skins/SkinManagerImpl.java
+++ b/plugins/fancynpcs/src/main/java/de/oliver/fancynpcs/skins/SkinManagerImpl.java
@@ -157,8 +157,11 @@ public class SkinManagerImpl implements SkinManager, Listener {
                 continue;
 
             String id = skin.getParsedIdentifier();
-            if(SkinUtils.isUsername(id)) {
-                id = UUIDFetcher.getUUID(id).toString();
+            if (SkinUtils.isUsername(id)) {
+                String uuid = UUIDFetcher.getUUID(id).toString();
+                if (uuid != null) {
+                    id = uuid;
+                }
             }
             if (id.equals(event.getId())) {
                 event.getSkin().setIdentifier(skin.getIdentifier());