diff --git a/shared/src/main/java/net/blay09/mods/balm/api/config/AbstractBalmConfig.java b/shared/src/main/java/net/blay09/mods/balm/api/config/AbstractBalmConfig.java
index d51f0fa6..d64c5e86 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/java/net/blay09/mods/balm/api/config/AbstractBalmConfig.java
+++ b/shared/src/main/java/net/blay09/mods/balm/api/config/AbstractBalmConfig.java
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 import net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer;
 import net.minecraft.world.entity.player.Player;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
@@ -21,6 +23,8 @@
 
 public abstract class AbstractBalmConfig implements BalmConfig {
 
+    private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(AbstractBalmConfig.class);
+
     private final Map<Class<?>, BalmConfigData> activeConfigs = new HashMap<>();
     private final Map<Class<?>, BalmConfigData> defaultConfigs = new HashMap<>();
     private final Map<Class<?>, Function<?, ?>> syncMessageFactories = new HashMap<>();
@@ -66,6 +70,11 @@ public <T extends BalmConfigData> Function<BalmConfigData, SyncConfigMessage<Bal
     }
 
     public <T extends BalmConfigData> void setActiveConfig(Class<T> clazz, T config) {
+        if (config == null) {
+            logger.error("Attempted to set active config to null", new IllegalArgumentException("config must not be null"));
+            return;
+        }
+
         activeConfigs.put(clazz, config);
     }