Common Errors
How to Fix 'Exception Server Tick Loop' Error in Minecraft
A .json file likely may have become corrupted. This guide shows you how to fix this common error server owners face for a Minecraft server.
You may have encountered this error message on your Minecraft server causing it to crash or prevent it from starting up. This typically means that one of your .json configuration files may have become corrupt.
The error:
java.lang.NullPointerException: Exception in server tick loopHead to the Fractal dashboard and let’s get this fixed:
- Stop the server
- Head to the file manager
- Find and delete
whitelist.json,banned-player.json, andbanned-ips.json - Start the server
This will regenerate the files in a correct format for you.