diff --git a/fabric-networking-api-v1/src/client/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/mixin/networking/client/ClientPlayNetworkHandlerMixin.java b/fabric-networking-api-v1/src/client/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/mixin/networking/client/ClientPlayNetworkHandlerMixin.java
index dacf8d77e..9ac039694 100644
--- a/fabric-networking-api-v1/src/client/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/mixin/networking/client/ClientPlayNetworkHandlerMixin.java
+++ b/fabric-networking-api-v1/src/client/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/mixin/networking/client/ClientPlayNetworkHandlerMixin.java
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ protected ClientPlayNetworkHandlerMixin(Minecraft client, Connection connection,
 
     @Inject(method = "<init>", at = @At("RETURN"))
     private void initAddon(CallbackInfo ci) {
+        if (!this.getConnection().isConnected()) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         Set<ResourceLocation> channels = ChannelAttributes.getOrCreateCommonChannels(this.getConnection(), this.protocol());
         NeoClientCommonNetworking.onRegisterPacket((ClientPacketListener) (Object) this, channels);