diff --git a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/deployer/DeployerTileEntity.java b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/deployer/DeployerTileEntity.java
index d9ff4eab0..fb5c28da8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/deployer/DeployerTileEntity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/deployer/DeployerTileEntity.java
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ public class DeployerTileEntity extends KineticTileEntity {
 	private void initHandler() {
 		if (invHandler != null)
 			return;
-		if (!level.isClientSide) {
-			player = new DeployerFakePlayer((ServerLevel) level);
+		if (level instanceof ServerLevel sLevel) {
+			player = new DeployerFakePlayer(sLevel);
 			if (deferredInventoryList != null) {
 				player.getInventory()
 					.load(deferredInventoryList);