diff --git a/plugins/bastion-paper/src/main/java/isaac/bastion/listeners/ModeListener.java b/plugins/bastion-paper/src/main/java/isaac/bastion/listeners/ModeListener.java
index f1128d83d..c18dfdd7c 100644
--- a/plugins/bastion-paper/src/main/java/isaac/bastion/listeners/ModeListener.java
+++ b/plugins/bastion-paper/src/main/java/isaac/bastion/listeners/ModeListener.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import vg.civcraft.mc.civmodcore.players.settings.SettingChangeListener;
 import vg.civcraft.mc.civmodcore.players.settings.impl.DisplayLocationSetting;
 import vg.civcraft.mc.namelayer.NameLayerAPI;
+import vg.civcraft.mc.namelayer.group.Group;
 import vg.civcraft.mc.namelayer.permission.PermissionType;
 
 public class ModeListener implements Listener {
@@ -110,7 +111,11 @@ private void updateDisplayedInformation(Player player, Location location) {
         Set<BastionType> alliedBastions = new HashSet<>();
         Set<BastionType> enemyBastions = new HashSet<>();
         for (BastionBlock bastion : bastionBlocks) {
-            if (NameLayerAPI.getGroupManager().hasAccess(bastion.getGroup(), player.getUniqueId(), placePerm)) {
+            // getGroup() is null when the bastion's reinforcement isn't loaded (its block sits on an
+            // unloaded chunk at the field edge). Treat that as not-allied without asking hasAccess,
+            // which otherwise logs a stack trace for the null group on every move event.
+            Group group = bastion.getGroup();
+            if (group != null && NameLayerAPI.getGroupManager().hasAccess(group, player.getUniqueId(), placePerm)) {
                 alliedBastions.add(bastion.getType());
             } else {
                 enemyBastions.add(bastion.getType());