diff --git a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Helpers/ProfileHelper.cs b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Helpers/ProfileHelper.cs
index fa71bdcd..a9c69b17 100644
--- a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Helpers/ProfileHelper.cs
+++ b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Helpers/ProfileHelper.cs
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public class ProfileHelper(
     {
         // Remove `loyaltyLevel` from `TradersInfo`, as otherwise it causes the client to not
         // properly calculate the player's `loyaltyLevel`
-        foreach (var trader in clonedProfile.CharacterData?.PmcData?.TradersInfo.Values!)
+        foreach (var trader in clonedProfile.CharacterData?.PmcData?.TradersInfo?.Values!)
         {
             trader.LoyaltyLevel = null;
         }