diff --git a/PluralKit.Core/Utils.cs b/PluralKit.Core/Utils.cs
index 8569e6d3..3076888b 100644
--- a/PluralKit.Core/Utils.cs
+++ b/PluralKit.Core/Utils.cs
@@ -249,7 +249,9 @@ namespace PluralKit
 
         public static string NullIfEmpty(this string input)
         {
-            return input.Trim().Length == 0 ? null : input;
+            if (input == null) return null;
+            if (input.Trim().Length == 0) return null;
+            return input;
         }
     }