diff --git a/invui/src/main/java/xyz/xenondevs/invui/internal/network/PacketListener.java b/invui/src/main/java/xyz/xenondevs/invui/internal/network/PacketListener.java
index 575e11c4..e1a86d67 100644
--- a/invui/src/main/java/xyz/xenondevs/invui/internal/network/PacketListener.java
+++ b/invui/src/main/java/xyz/xenondevs/invui/internal/network/PacketListener.java
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ private void injectChannelHandler(Player player) {
         try {
             channel.pipeline().addBefore(MC_PACKET_HANDLER_NAME, invuiPacketHandlerName, packetHandler);
         } catch (NoSuchElementException e) {
+            if (!channel.isOpen())
+                return;
             // https://github.com/NichtStudioCode/InvUI/pull/119
             InvUI.getInstance().getPlugin().getComponentLogger()
                 .error("[InvUI] Failed to inject packet handler for player {}: {}. InvUI will not work correctly for this player.", player.getName(), e.getMessage());