diff --git a/core/classes/Minecraft/MCQuery.php b/core/classes/Minecraft/MCQuery.php
index 4fdc7b9dfa..644a974fd8 100644
--- a/core/classes/Minecraft/MCQuery.php
+++ b/core/classes/Minecraft/MCQuery.php
@@ -377,6 +377,10 @@ private static function getMotd(string $text, array $modern_format): string
 
         $motd = '';
         foreach ($modern_format as $word) {
+            if (!is_array($word)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
             $motd .= self::COLOUR_CHAR . 'r';
             if (isset($word['color'])) {
                 $motd .= self::getColor($word['color']);