diff --git a/TShockAPI/DB/CharacterManager.cs b/TShockAPI/DB/CharacterManager.cs
index eb7deebc..3da05b1b 100755
--- a/TShockAPI/DB/CharacterManager.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/DB/CharacterManager.cs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI.DB
 						playerData.extraSlot = reader.Get<int>("extraSlot");
 						playerData.spawnX = reader.Get<int>("spawnX");
 						playerData.spawnY = reader.Get<int>("spawnY");
-						playerData.skinVariant = reader.Get<int>("skinVariant");
+						playerData.skinVariant = reader.Get<int?>("skinVariant");
 						playerData.hair = reader.Get<int?>("hair");
 						playerData.hairDye = (byte)reader.Get<int>("hairDye");
 						playerData.hairColor = TShock.Utils.DecodeColor(reader.Get<int?>("hairColor"));