diff --git a/src/engine/ConfigParsing/EffectsParser.java b/src/engine/ConfigParsing/EffectsParser.java
index a5c443b4..0207808c 100644
--- a/src/engine/ConfigParsing/EffectsParser.java
+++ b/src/engine/ConfigParsing/EffectsParser.java
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ public class EffectsParser {
             while (matcher.find())
                 modValues.add(matcher.group(1).trim());
 
+            if (modValues.get(0).trim().isEmpty())
+                Logger.error(modEntries);
+
             effectModifier.type = mbEnums.ModType.valueOf(modValues.get(0).trim());
 
             switch (effectModifier.type) {