diff --git a/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/mixin/TitleScreenMixin.java b/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/mixin/TitleScreenMixin.java
index cd9c564b46..37148edd84 100644
--- a/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/mixin/TitleScreenMixin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/mixin/TitleScreenMixin.java
@@ -27,12 +27,17 @@ public TitleScreenMixin(Component title) {
 
     @Inject(method = "extractRenderState", at = @At("TAIL"))
     private void onExtractRenderState(GuiGraphicsExtractor graphics, int mouseX, int mouseY, float a, CallbackInfo ci) {
-        if (Config.get().titleScreenCredits.get()) TitleScreenCredits.render(graphics);
+        // Minecraft 26.3 renders startup frames before Minecraft.<init> returns.
+        // Meteor initializes its systems at constructor TAIL; credits become
+        // available on the first frame after that normal initialization completes.
+        Config config = Config.get();
+        if (config != null && config.titleScreenCredits.get()) TitleScreenCredits.render(graphics);
     }
 
     @Inject(method = "mouseClicked", at = @At("HEAD"), cancellable = true)
     private void onMouseClicked(MouseButtonEvent event, boolean doubleClick, CallbackInfoReturnable<Boolean> cir) {
-        if (Config.get().titleScreenCredits.get() && event.button() == InputConstants.MOUSE_BUTTON_LEFT) {
+        Config config = Config.get();
+        if (config != null && config.titleScreenCredits.get() && event.button() == InputConstants.MOUSE_BUTTON_LEFT) {
             if (TitleScreenCredits.onClicked(event.x(), event.y())) cir.setReturnValue(true);
         }
     }