diff --git a/src/engine/objects/PlayerCharacter.java b/src/engine/objects/PlayerCharacter.java
index 345153eb..dd994fe1 100644
--- a/src/engine/objects/PlayerCharacter.java
+++ b/src/engine/objects/PlayerCharacter.java
@@ -4818,7 +4818,7 @@ public class PlayerCharacter extends AbstractCharacter {
                 if(!this.timestamps.containsKey("nextBoxCheck"))
                     this.timestamps.put("nextBoxCheck", System.currentTimeMillis() + 10000);
 
-                if(!this.isBoxed && this.timestamps.get("nextBoxCheck") > System.currentTimeMillis()) {
+                if(!this.isBoxed && this.timestamps.get("nextBoxCheck") < System.currentTimeMillis()) {
                     this.isBoxed = checkIfBoxed(this);
                     this.timestamps.put("nextBoxCheck", System.currentTimeMillis() + 10000);
                 }
@@ -4853,20 +4853,24 @@ public class PlayerCharacter extends AbstractCharacter {
 
     }
     public static boolean checkIfBoxed(PlayerCharacter player){
-        String machineID = player.getClientConnection().machineID;
-        ArrayList<PlayerCharacter> sameMachine = new ArrayList<>();
-        for(PlayerCharacter pc : SessionManager.getAllActivePlayerCharacters()){
-            if(!pc.equals(player) && pc. isActive && pc.isEnteredWorld() && pc.getClientConnection().machineID.equals(machineID)){
-                sameMachine.add(pc);
+        try {
+            String machineID = player.getClientConnection().machineID;
+            ArrayList<PlayerCharacter> sameMachine = new ArrayList<>();
+            for (PlayerCharacter pc : SessionManager.getAllActivePlayerCharacters()) {
+                if (!pc.equals(player) && pc.isActive && pc.isEnteredWorld() && pc.getClientConnection().machineID.equals(machineID)) {
+                    sameMachine.add(pc);
+                }
             }
-        }
 
-        boolean boxed = false;
-        for(PlayerCharacter pc : sameMachine)
-            if(!pc.isBoxed)
-                boxed = true;
+            boolean boxed = false;
+            for (PlayerCharacter pc : sameMachine)
+                if (!pc.isBoxed)
+                    boxed = true;
 
-        return boxed;
+            return boxed;
+        }catch(Exception e){
+            return false;
+        }
     }
     @Override
     public void updateFlight() {