diff --git a/src/main/java/de/diddiz/LogBlock/blockstate/BlockStateCodecLectern.java b/src/main/java/de/diddiz/LogBlock/blockstate/BlockStateCodecLectern.java
index 14e2a95..ec45080 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/diddiz/LogBlock/blockstate/BlockStateCodecLectern.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/diddiz/LogBlock/blockstate/BlockStateCodecLectern.java
@@ -34,7 +34,11 @@ public class BlockStateCodecLectern implements BlockStateCodec {
             if (conf != null) {
                 book = conf.getItemStack("book");
             }
-            lectern.getSnapshotInventory().setItem(0, book);
+            try {
+                lectern.getSnapshotInventory().setItem(0, book);
+            } catch (NullPointerException e) {
+                //ignored
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/diddiz/LogBlock/listeners/LecternLogging.java b/src/main/java/de/diddiz/LogBlock/listeners/LecternLogging.java
index e6b367c..16e7627 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/diddiz/LogBlock/listeners/LecternLogging.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/diddiz/LogBlock/listeners/LecternLogging.java
@@ -29,10 +29,18 @@ public class LecternLogging extends LoggingListener {
             if (before.getType() == Material.LECTERN && after.getType() == Material.LECTERN) {
                 Lectern lecternBefore = (Lectern) before.getBlock().getState();
                 ItemStack book = lecternBefore.getSnapshotInventory().getItem(0);
-                lecternBefore.getSnapshotInventory().setItem(0, null);
+                try {
+                    lecternBefore.getSnapshotInventory().setItem(0, null);
+                } catch (NullPointerException e) {
+                    //ignored
+                }
                 lecternBefore.setBlockData(before.getBlockData());
                 consumer.queueBlockReplace(Actor.actorFromEntity(event.getPlayer()), lecternBefore, after);
-                lecternBefore.getSnapshotInventory().setItem(0, book);
+                try {
+                    lecternBefore.getSnapshotInventory().setItem(0, book);
+                } catch (NullPointerException e) {
+                    //ignored
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -43,7 +51,11 @@ public class LecternLogging extends LoggingListener {
         if (wcfg != null && wcfg.isLogging(Logging.LECTERNBOOKCHANGE)) {
             Lectern oldState = event.getLectern();
             Lectern newState = (Lectern) oldState.getBlock().getState();
-            newState.getSnapshotInventory().setItem(0, null);
+            try {
+                newState.getSnapshotInventory().setItem(0, null);
+            } catch (NullPointerException e) {
+                //ignored
+            }
             org.bukkit.block.data.type.Lectern oldBlockData = (org.bukkit.block.data.type.Lectern) oldState.getBlockData();
             org.bukkit.block.data.type.Lectern blockData = (org.bukkit.block.data.type.Lectern) Material.LECTERN.createBlockData();
             blockData.setFacing(oldBlockData.getFacing());
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/diddiz/util/BukkitUtils.java b/src/main/java/de/diddiz/util/BukkitUtils.java
index ec62af3..4cb5dd2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/diddiz/util/BukkitUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/diddiz/util/BukkitUtils.java
@@ -327,7 +327,6 @@ public class BukkitUtils {
         containerBlocks.add(Material.BARREL);
         containerBlocks.add(Material.BLAST_FURNACE);
         containerBlocks.add(Material.SMOKER);
-        containerBlocks.add(Material.LECTERN);
         // Doesn't actually have a block inventory
         // containerBlocks.add(Material.ENDER_CHEST);