diff --git a/NetProviders/FishNet/FishNetNetProvider.cs b/NetProviders/FishNet/FishNetNetProvider.cs
index aa067d7..13fbe2c 100644
--- a/NetProviders/FishNet/FishNetNetProvider.cs
+++ b/NetProviders/FishNet/FishNetNetProvider.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public class FishNetNetProvider : NetworkBehaviour, INetProvider
         public static IReadOnlyList<FishNetNetProvider> Instances => instances;
         #endregion
 
-        bool INetProvider.IsLocalPlayerDeafened => LocalPlayerInstance.MetaVc.isDeafened;
+        bool INetProvider.IsLocalPlayerDeafened => LocalPlayerInstance != null && LocalPlayerInstance.MetaVc.isDeafened;
 
         public MetaVc MetaVc { get; private set; }
 
diff --git a/NetProviders/Mirror/MirrorNetProvider.cs b/NetProviders/Mirror/MirrorNetProvider.cs
index aca60b2..c4628b1 100644
--- a/NetProviders/Mirror/MirrorNetProvider.cs
+++ b/NetProviders/Mirror/MirrorNetProvider.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public class MirrorNetProvider : NetworkBehaviour, INetProvider
         public static IReadOnlyList<MirrorNetProvider> Instances => instances;
         #endregion
 
-        bool INetProvider.IsLocalPlayerDeafened => LocalPlayerInstance.MetaVc.isDeafened;
+        bool INetProvider.IsLocalPlayerDeafened => LocalPlayerInstance != null && LocalPlayerInstance.MetaVc.isDeafened;
 
         public MetaVc MetaVc { get; private set; }
 
diff --git a/NetProviders/Netick/NetickNetProvider.cs b/NetProviders/Netick/NetickNetProvider.cs
index 193b4ff..5eb0e03 100644
--- a/NetProviders/Netick/NetickNetProvider.cs
+++ b/NetProviders/Netick/NetickNetProvider.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ public class NetickNetProvider : NetworkBehaviour, INetProvider
         public static IReadOnlyList<NetickNetProvider> Instances => instances;
         #endregion
 
-        bool INetProvider.IsLocalPlayerDeafened => LocalPlayerInstance.MetaVc.isDeafened;
+        bool INetProvider.IsLocalPlayerDeafened => LocalPlayerInstance != null && LocalPlayerInstance.MetaVc.isDeafened;
 
         public MetaVc MetaVc { get; private set; }
 
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ public override void NetworkDestroy()
 
         void INetProvider.RelayFrame(int index, double timestamp, ReadOnlySpan<byte> data)
         {
+            if (VoiceDataTransmitter == null)
+            {
+                Debug.LogError("[MetaVoiceChat] MetaVoiceChatNetick component is missing from the Sandbox prefab.");
+                return;
+            }
+
             float additionalLatency = GetAdditionalLatency();
 
             if (Sandbox.IsServer)