diff --git a/[core]/es_extended/server/main.lua b/[core]/es_extended/server/main.lua
index 4862e7ff..f2cffcd6 100644
--- a/[core]/es_extended/server/main.lua
+++ b/[core]/es_extended/server/main.lua
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ end
 
 AddEventHandler("chatMessage", function(playerId, _, message)
     local xPlayer = ESX.GetPlayerFromId(playerId)
-    if message:sub(1, 1) == "/" and playerId > 0 then
+    if xPlayer and message:sub(1, 1) == "/" and playerId > 0 then
         CancelEvent()
         local commandName = message:sub(1):gmatch("%w+")()
         xPlayer.showNotification(TranslateCap("commanderror_invalidcommand", commandName))