diff --git a/Server/src/main/content/global/skill/runecrafting/SnowscapePouchListener.kt b/Server/src/main/content/global/skill/runecrafting/SnowscapePouchListener.kt
index 549c4445e..0c98a6268 100755
--- a/Server/src/main/content/global/skill/runecrafting/SnowscapePouchListener.kt
+++ b/Server/src/main/content/global/skill/runecrafting/SnowscapePouchListener.kt
@@ -26,10 +26,12 @@ class SnowscapePouchListener : InteractionListener {
         // Called by the runecraft pulse
         fun emptyPouches(player: Player) {
             if (amountInInventory(player, Items.PURE_ESSENCE_7936) > 0 || amountInInventory(player, Items.RUNE_ESSENCE_1436) > 0) return
-  
-            val familiar = player.getFamiliarManager().getFamiliar()
-            if (familiar.isBurdenBeast() && (familiar as BurdenBeast).getContainer().containsAtLeastOneItem(Items.PURE_ESSENCE_7936)) {
-                (familiar as BurdenBeast).transfer(Item(Items.PURE_ESSENCE_7936), 99, true)
+
+            if (player.getFamiliarManager().hasFamiliar()) {  
+                val familiar = player.getFamiliarManager().getFamiliar()
+                if (familiar.isBurdenBeast() && (familiar as BurdenBeast).getContainer().containsAtLeastOneItem(Items.PURE_ESSENCE_7936)) {
+                    (familiar as BurdenBeast).transfer(Item(Items.PURE_ESSENCE_7936), 99, true)
+                }
             }
           
             for (pouchId in pouchIds) {