diff --git a/enigma/src/main/java/org/quiltmc/enigma/api/translation/mapping/tree/MergedEntryMappingTree.java b/enigma/src/main/java/org/quiltmc/enigma/api/translation/mapping/tree/MergedEntryMappingTree.java
index 8ed818b42..bd617944f 100644
--- a/enigma/src/main/java/org/quiltmc/enigma/api/translation/mapping/tree/MergedEntryMappingTree.java
+++ b/enigma/src/main/java/org/quiltmc/enigma/api/translation/mapping/tree/MergedEntryMappingTree.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public EntryMapping remove(Entry<?> entry) {
 	@Override
 	public EntryMapping get(Entry<?> entry) {
 		EntryMapping main = this.mainTree.get(entry);
-		if (main == null || main.equals(EntryMapping.DEFAULT)) {
+		if (main == null || (main.equals(EntryMapping.DEFAULT) && this.secondaryTree.contains(entry))) {
 			return this.secondaryTree.get(entry);
 		}