diff --git a/src/main/java/me/jellysquid/mods/sodium/client/render/chunk/compile/pipeline/FluidRenderer.java b/src/main/java/me/jellysquid/mods/sodium/client/render/chunk/compile/pipeline/FluidRenderer.java
index 1edb51fbfc..1ab9ad6439 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/jellysquid/mods/sodium/client/render/chunk/compile/pipeline/FluidRenderer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/jellysquid/mods/sodium/client/render/chunk/compile/pipeline/FluidRenderer.java
@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@ public void render(WorldSlice world, FluidState fluidState, BlockPos blockPos, B
 
         Sprite[] sprites = ForgeHooksClient.getFluidSprites(world, blockPos, fluidState);
 
+        if (sprites[2] == null) {
+            sprites[2] = sprites[0];
+        }
+        
         float fluidHeight = this.fluidHeight(world, fluid, blockPos, Direction.UP);
         float northWestHeight, southWestHeight, southEastHeight, northEastHeight;
         if (fluidHeight >= 1.0f) {