diff --git a/Content.Server/_RMC14/Weapons/Ranged/Prediction/GunPredictionSystem.cs b/Content.Server/_RMC14/Weapons/Ranged/Prediction/GunPredictionSystem.cs
index 4374e970bf..105457d741 100644
--- a/Content.Server/_RMC14/Weapons/Ranged/Prediction/GunPredictionSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/_RMC14/Weapons/Ranged/Prediction/GunPredictionSystem.cs
@@ -102,11 +102,20 @@ private void OnShootRequest(RequestShootEvent ev, EntitySessionEventArgs args)
 
     private void OnPredictedMapInit(Entity<PredictedProjectileServerComponent> ent, ref MapInitEvent args)
     {
+        if (ent.Comp.Shooter == null)
+        {
+            Log.Warning($"{nameof(PredictedProjectileServerComponent)} map initialized with a null shooter session!");
+            return;
+        }
+
         _predicted[(ent.Comp.Shooter.UserId, ent.Comp.ClientId)] = ent;
     }
 
     private void OnPredictedRemove<T>(Entity<PredictedProjectileServerComponent> ent, ref T args)
     {
+        if (ent.Comp.Shooter == null)
+            return;
+
         _predicted.Remove((ent.Comp.Shooter.UserId, ent.Comp.ClientId));
     }
 
@@ -173,7 +182,7 @@ private bool Collides(
 
         MapCoordinates lowestCoordinate = default;
         var otherCoordinates = EntityCoordinates.Invalid;
-        var ping = projectile.Comp1.Shooter.Channel.Ping;
+        var ping = projectile.Comp1.Shooter?.Channel.Ping ?? 0;
         // Use 1.5 due to the trip buffer.
         var sentTime = _timing.CurTime - TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(ping * 1.5);
         var pingTime = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(ping);
@@ -236,7 +245,7 @@ private void ProcessPredictedHit(PredictedProjectileHitEvent ev, ICommonSession
             return;
         }
 
-        if (predictedProjectile.Shooter.UserId != player.UserId.UserId)
+        if (predictedProjectile.Shooter?.UserId != player.UserId.UserId)
             return;
 
         if (!_projectileQuery.TryComp(projectile, out var projectileComp) ||
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Projectiles/SharedProjectileSystem.cs b/Content.Shared/Projectiles/SharedProjectileSystem.cs
index 414f8edec8..bd55a8214a 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Projectiles/SharedProjectileSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Projectiles/SharedProjectileSystem.cs
@@ -101,8 +101,12 @@ public void ProjectileCollide(Entity<ProjectileComponent, PhysicsComponent> proj
         var deleted = Deleted(target);
 
         var filter = Filter.Pvs(coordinates, entityMan: EntityManager);
-        if (_guns.GunPrediction && TryComp(projectile, out PredictedProjectileServerComponent? serverProjectile))
-            filter = filter.RemovePlayer(serverProjectile.Shooter);
+        if (_guns.GunPrediction &&
+            TryComp(projectile, out PredictedProjectileServerComponent? serverProjectile) &&
+            serverProjectile.Shooter is { } shooter)
+        {
+            filter = filter.RemovePlayer(shooter);
+        }
 
         if (modifiedDamage is not null && (EntityManager.EntityExists(component.Shooter) || EntityManager.EntityExists(component.Weapon)))
         {
diff --git a/Content.Shared/_RMC14/Weapons/Ranged/Prediction/PredictedProjectileServerComponent.cs b/Content.Shared/_RMC14/Weapons/Ranged/Prediction/PredictedProjectileServerComponent.cs
index be1f69b08d..bc2d1b4f51 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/_RMC14/Weapons/Ranged/Prediction/PredictedProjectileServerComponent.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/_RMC14/Weapons/Ranged/Prediction/PredictedProjectileServerComponent.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ namespace Content.Shared._RMC14.Weapons.Ranged.Prediction;
 [RegisterComponent, NetworkedComponent, AutoGenerateComponentState]
 public sealed partial class PredictedProjectileServerComponent : Component
 {
-    public ICommonSession Shooter;
+    public ICommonSession? Shooter;
 
     [DataField, AutoNetworkedField]
     public int ClientId;