diff --git a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Helpers/HideoutHelper.cs b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Helpers/HideoutHelper.cs
index 9d441422..71648bdb 100644
--- a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Helpers/HideoutHelper.cs
+++ b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Helpers/HideoutHelper.cs
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ public class HideoutHelper(
         {
             production.Progress += timeElapsed;
         }
-        else if (!(production.needFuelForAllProductionTime ?? false))
+        else if (!production.needFuelForAllProductionTime.GetValueOrDefault())
             // Increment progress if production does not necessarily need fuel to continue
         {
             production.Progress += timeElapsed;