diff --git a/TShockAPI/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/TShockAPI/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index 37351868..9bbabf72 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -35,5 +35,5 @@ using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 // by using the '*' as shown below:
 // [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")]
 
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("2.3.0.0625")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("2.3.0.0625")]
\ No newline at end of file
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("2.3.0.0627")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("2.3.0.0627")]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/TShockAPI/TShock.cs b/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
index 560b4b84..c666df6d 100755
--- a/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
@@ -220,11 +220,12 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 
                     if (!player.Group.HasPermission("usebanneditem"))
                     {
-                        for (int i = 0; i < Main.player[player.Index].inventory.Length; i++)
+                        var inv = Main.player[player.Index].inventory;
+                        for (int i = 0; i < inv.Length; i++)
                         {
-                            if (ItemManager.ItemIsBanned(Main.player[player.Index].inventory[i].name))
+                            if (inv[i] != null && ItemManager.ItemIsBanned(inv[i].name))
                             {
-                                player.Disconnect("Using banned item: " + Main.player[player.Index].inventory[i].name + ", remove it and rejoin");
+                                player.Disconnect("Using banned item: " + inv[i].name + ", remove it and rejoin");
                                 break;
                             }
                         }