diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 8772482..ca2edc2 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 version_base=1.0
-version_patch=1
\ No newline at end of file
+version_patch=2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/hypherionmc/modfusioner/plugin/FusionerExtension.java b/src/main/java/com/hypherionmc/modfusioner/plugin/FusionerExtension.java
index 935619b..5a775b8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/hypherionmc/modfusioner/plugin/FusionerExtension.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/hypherionmc/modfusioner/plugin/FusionerExtension.java
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public class FusionerExtension {
             mergedJarName = "MergedJar";
         }
 
-        if (jarVersion.isEmpty()) {
+        if (jarVersion != null && jarVersion.isEmpty()) {
             if (ModFusionerPlugin.rootProject.hasProperty("version") && ModFusionerPlugin.rootProject.property("version") != null) {
                 jarVersion = ModFusionerPlugin.rootProject.property("version").toString();
             } else {