diff --git a/src/main/java/gregtech/integration/bq/BQuDataFixer.java b/src/main/java/gregtech/integration/bq/BQuDataFixer.java
index f0d5bdb48b8..5a632b9b6d4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gregtech/integration/bq/BQuDataFixer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gregtech/integration/bq/BQuDataFixer.java
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ private static void applyDataFix(@NotNull JsonObject jsonObject) {
             meta = orig.get(ORIG_META_3).getAsShort();
         } else {
             itemBlockId = new ResourceLocation(id);
-            meta = jsonObject.get(DAMAGE_2).getAsShort();
+            meta = jsonObject.get(DAMAGE_2) == null ? 0 : jsonObject.get(DAMAGE_2).getAsShort();
         }
 
         ResourceLocation fixedName = migrator.fixItemName(itemBlockId, meta);