diff --git a/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/PluginInstaller/PluginInstallerWindow.cs b/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/PluginInstaller/PluginInstallerWindow.cs
index 7679212e6..be27768be 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/PluginInstaller/PluginInstallerWindow.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/PluginInstaller/PluginInstallerWindow.cs
@@ -2174,7 +2174,10 @@ internal class PluginInstallerWindow : Window, IDisposable
             if (plugin.IsLoaded)
             {
                 var commands = commandManager.Commands
-                                             .Where(cInfo => cInfo.Value.ShowInHelp && cInfo.Value.LoaderAssemblyName == plugin.Manifest.InternalName)
+                                             .Where(cInfo => 
+                                                        cInfo.Value != null &&
+                                                        cInfo.Value.ShowInHelp &&
+                                                        cInfo.Value.LoaderAssemblyName == plugin.Manifest.InternalName)
                                              .ToArray();
 
                 if (commands.Any())
diff --git a/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/Types/LocalPlugin.cs b/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/Types/LocalPlugin.cs
index 062fc94f1..1af2165da 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/Types/LocalPlugin.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/Types/LocalPlugin.cs
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ internal class LocalPlugin : IDisposable
         if (manifest.Exists)
         {
             // var isDisabled = this.IsDisabled; // saving the internal state because it could have been deleted
-            this.Manifest = LocalPluginManifest.Load(manifest);
+            this.Manifest = LocalPluginManifest.Load(manifest) ?? throw new Exception("Could not reload manifest.");
             // this.Manifest.Disabled = isDisabled;
 
             this.SaveManifest();
diff --git a/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/Types/LocalPluginManifest.cs b/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/Types/LocalPluginManifest.cs
index 8a21328c5..e142f9cb0 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/Types/LocalPluginManifest.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/Types/LocalPluginManifest.cs
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ internal record LocalPluginManifest : PluginManifest
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="manifestFile">Path to the manifest.</param>
     /// <returns>A <see cref="PluginManifest"/> object.</returns>
-    public static LocalPluginManifest Load(FileInfo manifestFile) => JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<LocalPluginManifest>(File.ReadAllText(manifestFile.FullName))!;
+    public static LocalPluginManifest? Load(FileInfo manifestFile) => JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<LocalPluginManifest>(File.ReadAllText(manifestFile.FullName));
 
     /// <summary>
     /// A standardized way to get the plugin DLL name that should accompany a manifest file. May not exist.