diff --git a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Controllers/HideoutController.cs b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Controllers/HideoutController.cs
index ae54a77a..812cdfa4 100644
--- a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Controllers/HideoutController.cs
+++ b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Controllers/HideoutController.cs
@@ -530,10 +530,10 @@ public class HideoutController(
     protected ItemEventRouterResponse RemoveResourceFromArea(string sessionID, PmcData pmcData, HideoutTakeItemOutRequestData removeResourceRequest,
         ItemEventRouterResponse output, BotHideoutArea hideoutArea)
     {
-        var slotIndexToRemove = removeResourceRequest?.Slots.FirstOrDefault();
+        var slotIndexToRemove = removeResourceRequest?.Slots?.FirstOrDefault();
         if (slotIndexToRemove is null)
         {
-            _logger.Warning(
+            _logger.Error(
                 $"Unable to remove resource from area: {removeResourceRequest.AreaType} slot as no slots found in request, RESTART CLIENT IMMEDIATELY"
             );
 
@@ -541,10 +541,10 @@ public class HideoutController(
         }
 
         // Assume only one item in slot
-        var itemToReturn = hideoutArea.Slots?.FirstOrDefault(slot => slot.LocationIndex == slotIndexToRemove)?.Items.FirstOrDefault();
+        var itemToReturn = hideoutArea.Slots?.FirstOrDefault(slot => slot.LocationIndex == slotIndexToRemove)?.Items?.FirstOrDefault();
         if (itemToReturn is null)
         {
-            _logger.Warning($"Unable to remove resource from area: {removeResourceRequest.AreaType} slot as no item found, RESTART CLIENT IMMEDIATELY");
+            _logger.Error($"Unable to remove resource from area: {removeResourceRequest.AreaType} slot as no item found, RESTART CLIENT IMMEDIATELY");
 
             return output;
         }