diff --git a/Plugins/Nautilus.Game.Arcade/src/nautilus/game/arcade/managers/chat/GameChatManager.java b/Plugins/Nautilus.Game.Arcade/src/nautilus/game/arcade/managers/chat/GameChatManager.java
index d56aefeed..f4c6c1b64 100644
--- a/Plugins/Nautilus.Game.Arcade/src/nautilus/game/arcade/managers/chat/GameChatManager.java
+++ b/Plugins/Nautilus.Game.Arcade/src/nautilus/game/arcade/managers/chat/GameChatManager.java
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ public class GameChatManager implements Listener
 
 	private JsonMessage buildJSON(Player player, String prefix, String rankStr, Rank rank, String name, LinkedList<ChatStatData> hoverText, String message)
 	{
-		if(_manager.GetGame().GetState() != GameState.Prepare && _manager.GetGame().GetState() != GameState.Live && _manager.GetGame().GetState() != GameState.End)
+		if(_manager.GetGame() == null || (_manager.GetGame().GetState() != GameState.Prepare && _manager.GetGame().GetState() != GameState.Live && _manager.GetGame().GetState() != GameState.End))
 		{
 			if(rank == Rank.ALL)
 			{
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ public class GameChatManager implements Listener
 		{
 			if (!_manager.GetGame().GetStats().containsKey(player))
 			{
-				temp.add(new AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<String, String>(C.cGray + "Retrieving stats...", ""));
+				temp.add(new AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<String, String>(C.cGray + "No in-game stats available", ""));
 				break;
 			}