diff --git a/src/main/java/de/rubixdev/rug/mixins/LevelStorageMixin.java b/src/main/java/de/rubixdev/rug/mixins/LevelStorageMixin.java
index 5c80f93..6d9955a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/rubixdev/rug/mixins/LevelStorageMixin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/rubixdev/rug/mixins/LevelStorageMixin.java
@@ -13,4 +13,10 @@ public class LevelStorageMixin {
     private void storeSession(String directoryName, CallbackInfoReturnable<LevelStorage.Session> cir) {
         Storage.session = cir.getReturnValue();
     }
+
+    @Inject(method = "createSessionWithoutSymlinkCheck", at = @At("RETURN"))
+    private void storeSessionWithoutSymlinkCheck(
+            String directoryName, CallbackInfoReturnable<LevelStorage.Session> cir) {
+        Storage.session = cir.getReturnValue();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/rubixdev/rug/mixins/MinecraftServerMixin.java b/src/main/java/de/rubixdev/rug/mixins/MinecraftServerMixin.java
index c94a360..a795caa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/rubixdev/rug/mixins/MinecraftServerMixin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/rubixdev/rug/mixins/MinecraftServerMixin.java
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ private static void loadRugData(
             boolean safeMode,
             FeatureSet enabledFeatures,
             CallbackInfoReturnable<DataConfiguration> cir) {
+        // if no session exists yet (still in world creation screen), then do nothing
+        if (Storage.session == null) return;
         // make Carpet load the config file early
         CarpetServer.settingsManager.attachServer(null);
         // initialize `RugData` datapack