diff --git a/src/main/java/me/itsskeptical/displaytags/listeners/PlayerListener.java b/src/main/java/me/itsskeptical/displaytags/listeners/PlayerListener.java
index 1b8ca40..0f951b4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/itsskeptical/displaytags/listeners/PlayerListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/itsskeptical/displaytags/listeners/PlayerListener.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import me.itsskeptical.displaytags.DisplayTags;
 import me.itsskeptical.displaytags.nametags.Nametag;
 import me.itsskeptical.displaytags.nametags.NametagManager;
+import me.itsskeptical.displaytags.utils.PlayerUtils;
 import org.bukkit.GameMode;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler;
@@ -19,6 +20,8 @@ public class PlayerListener implements Listener {
     public void onPlayerLoad(PlayerClientLoadedWorldEvent event) {
         Player player = event.getPlayer();
         if (plugin.config().getNametagConfig().isEnabled()) {
+            if (PlayerUtils.isNPC(player)) return;
+
             if (nametagManager.get(player) != null) {
                 nametagManager.remove(player);
             }
@@ -31,6 +34,8 @@ public void onPlayerLoad(PlayerClientLoadedWorldEvent event) {
     public void onPlayerQuit(PlayerQuitEvent event) {
         if (plugin.config().getNametagConfig().isEnabled()) {
             Player player = event.getPlayer();
+            if (PlayerUtils.isNPC(player)) return;
+
             nametagManager.remove(player);
         }
     }
@@ -38,7 +43,10 @@ public void onPlayerQuit(PlayerQuitEvent event) {
     @EventHandler
     public void onPlayerDeath(PlayerDeathEvent event) {
         if (plugin.config().getNametagConfig().isEnabled()) {
-            Nametag nametag = nametagManager.get(event.getPlayer());
+            Player player = event.getPlayer();
+            if (PlayerUtils.isNPC(player)) return;
+
+            Nametag nametag = nametagManager.get(player);
             if (nametag == null) return;
 
             nametag.hideForAll();
@@ -48,7 +56,10 @@ public void onPlayerDeath(PlayerDeathEvent event) {
     @EventHandler
     public void onPlayerTeleport(PlayerTeleportEvent event) {
         if (plugin.config().getNametagConfig().isEnabled()) {
-            Nametag nametag = nametagManager.get(event.getPlayer());
+            Player player = event.getPlayer();
+            if (PlayerUtils.isNPC(player)) return;
+
+            Nametag nametag = nametagManager.get(player);
             if (nametag == null) return;
 
             nametag.teleportForAll();
@@ -59,7 +70,10 @@ public void onPlayerTeleport(PlayerTeleportEvent event) {
     @EventHandler
     public void onPlayerWorldChange(PlayerChangedWorldEvent event) {
         if (plugin.config().getNametagConfig().isEnabled()) {
-            Nametag nametag = nametagManager.get(event.getPlayer());
+            Player player = event.getPlayer();
+            if (PlayerUtils.isNPC(player)) return;
+
+            Nametag nametag = nametagManager.get(player);
             if (nametag == null) return;
 
             nametag.hideForAll();
@@ -70,11 +84,14 @@ public void onPlayerWorldChange(PlayerChangedWorldEvent event) {
     @EventHandler
     public void onPlayerGameModeChange(PlayerGameModeChangeEvent event) {
         if (plugin.config().getNametagConfig().isEnabled()) {
-            Nametag nametag = nametagManager.get(event.getPlayer());
+            Player player = event.getPlayer();
+            if (PlayerUtils.isNPC(player)) return;
+
+            Nametag nametag = nametagManager.get(player);
             if (nametag != null) {
                 if (event.getNewGameMode() == GameMode.SPECTATOR) {
                     nametag.hideForAll();
-                } else if (event.getPlayer().getPreviousGameMode() == GameMode.SPECTATOR) {
+                } else if (player.getPreviousGameMode() == GameMode.SPECTATOR) {
                     nametag.updateVisibilityForAll();
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/itsskeptical/displaytags/nametags/Nametag.java b/src/main/java/me/itsskeptical/displaytags/nametags/Nametag.java
index 450a07a..fe8f85c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/itsskeptical/displaytags/nametags/Nametag.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/itsskeptical/displaytags/nametags/Nametag.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import me.itsskeptical.displaytags.config.NametagConfig;
 import me.itsskeptical.displaytags.entities.ClientTextDisplay;
 import me.itsskeptical.displaytags.utils.ComponentUtils;
+import me.itsskeptical.displaytags.utils.PlayerUtils;
 import me.itsskeptical.displaytags.utils.handlers.NametagHandler;
 import me.itsskeptical.displaytags.utils.helpers.DependencyHelper;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ public Player getPlayer() {
     }
 
     public void hideForAll() {
-        for (Player viewer : Bukkit.getOnlinePlayers()) {
+        for (Player viewer : PlayerUtils.getOnlinePlayers()) {
             this.hide(viewer);
         }
     }
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ public void updateVisibilityForAll() {
             return viewer == null || !viewer.isOnline();
         });
 
-        for (Player viewer : Bukkit.getOnlinePlayers()) {
+        for (Player viewer : PlayerUtils.getOnlinePlayers()) {
             boolean shouldSee = shouldSee(viewer);
             boolean isVisible = this.viewers.contains(viewer.getUniqueId());
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/itsskeptical/displaytags/nametags/NametagManager.java b/src/main/java/me/itsskeptical/displaytags/nametags/NametagManager.java
index 1a40075..e994942 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/itsskeptical/displaytags/nametags/NametagManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/itsskeptical/displaytags/nametags/NametagManager.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package me.itsskeptical.displaytags.nametags;
 
+import me.itsskeptical.displaytags.utils.PlayerUtils;
 import me.itsskeptical.displaytags.utils.handlers.NametagHandler;
-import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public void create(Player player) {
     }
 
     public void remove(Player player) {
-        for (Player viewer : Bukkit.getOnlinePlayers()) {
+        for (Player viewer : PlayerUtils.getOnlinePlayers()) {
             NametagHandler.show(player, viewer);
         }
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public void remove(Player player) {
     }
 
     public void createAll() {
-        for (Player player : Bukkit.getOnlinePlayers()) {
+        for (Player player : PlayerUtils.getOnlinePlayers()) {
             this.create(player);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/itsskeptical/displaytags/utils/PlayerUtils.java b/src/main/java/me/itsskeptical/displaytags/utils/PlayerUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35626c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/me/itsskeptical/displaytags/utils/PlayerUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package me.itsskeptical.displaytags.utils;
+
+import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
+import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+
+public class PlayerUtils {
+    public static Collection<? extends Player> getOnlinePlayers() {
+        return Bukkit.getOnlinePlayers().stream()
+                .filter(player -> !isNPC(player))
+                .toList();
+    }
+
+    public static boolean isNPC(Player player) {
+        return player.hasMetadata("NPC");
+    }
+}