diff --git a/common/src/main/java/org/vivecraft/client_vr/menuworlds/MenuWorldRenderer.java b/common/src/main/java/org/vivecraft/client_vr/menuworlds/MenuWorldRenderer.java
index 7c9ecb55d..49ac9d238 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/org/vivecraft/client_vr/menuworlds/MenuWorldRenderer.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/org/vivecraft/client_vr/menuworlds/MenuWorldRenderer.java
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ private void renderChunkLayer(RenderType layer, Matrix4f modelView, Matrix4f Pro
     }
 
     public void prepare() {
-        if (vertexBuffers == null && !ready && mc.level == null) {
+        if (vertexBuffers == null && blockAccess != null && !ready && mc.level == null) {
             VRSettings.logger.info("MenuWorlds: Building geometry...");
             boolean ao = mc.options.ambientOcclusion().get();
             mc.options.ambientOcclusion().set(true);