diff --git a/src/main/java/mekanism/client/render/MekanismRenderer.java b/src/main/java/mekanism/client/render/MekanismRenderer.java
index 67b319da432..0e660d0c3d1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/mekanism/client/render/MekanismRenderer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/mekanism/client/render/MekanismRenderer.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
 import net.minecraft.client.gui.GuiGraphics;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.RenderType;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.texture.MissingTextureAtlasSprite;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.texture.TextureAtlas;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.texture.TextureAtlasSprite;
 import net.minecraft.core.BlockPos;
@@ -104,6 +105,9 @@ public static TextureAtlasSprite getChemicalTexture(@NotNull Chemical chemical)
     }
 
     public static TextureAtlasSprite getSprite(ResourceLocation spriteLocation) {
+        if (spriteLocation == null) { // e.g. badly implemented fluids
+            spriteLocation = MissingTextureAtlasSprite.getLocation();
+        }
         return Minecraft.getInstance().getTextureAtlas(TextureAtlas.LOCATION_BLOCKS).apply(spriteLocation);
     }