diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/banktags/BankTagsPlugin.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/banktags/BankTagsPlugin.java
index b59291af6d..68fd2ddda5 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/banktags/BankTagsPlugin.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/banktags/BankTagsPlugin.java
@@ -185,6 +185,11 @@ public class BankTagsPlugin extends Plugin implements MouseWheelListener, KeyLis
 	private void removeInvalidTags(final String key)
 	{
 		final String value = configManager.getConfiguration(CONFIG_GROUP, key);
+		if (value == null)
+		{
+			return;
+		}
+
 		String replaced = value.replaceAll("[<>/]", "");
 		if (!value.equals(replaced))
 		{