diff --git a/bukkit/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/player/BukkitPlayer.java b/bukkit/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/player/BukkitPlayer.java
index e60f2795..02dee621 100644
--- a/bukkit/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/player/BukkitPlayer.java
+++ b/bukkit/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/player/BukkitPlayer.java
@@ -711,4 +711,9 @@ public class BukkitPlayer extends OnlineUser {
         return BukkitHuskSync.getInstance().getLockedPlayers().contains(player.getUniqueId());
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean isNpc() {
+        return player.hasMetadata("NPC");
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/listener/EventListener.java b/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/listener/EventListener.java
index a4178448..f4ae36da 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/listener/EventListener.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/listener/EventListener.java
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ public abstract class EventListener {
      * @param user The {@link OnlineUser} to handle
      */
     protected final void handlePlayerJoin(@NotNull OnlineUser user) {
+        if (user.isNpc()) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         lockedPlayers.add(user.uuid);
         CompletableFuture.runAsync(() -> {
             try {
@@ -152,7 +156,7 @@ public abstract class EventListener {
             return;
         }
         // Don't sync players awaiting synchronization
-        if (lockedPlayers.contains(user.uuid)) {
+        if (lockedPlayers.contains(user.uuid) || user.isNpc()) {
             return;
         }
 
@@ -181,7 +185,7 @@ public abstract class EventListener {
             return;
         }
         usersInWorld.stream()
-                .filter(user -> !lockedPlayers.contains(user.uuid))
+                .filter(user -> !lockedPlayers.contains(user.uuid) && !user.isNpc())
                 .forEach(user -> user.getUserData(plugin.getLoggingAdapter(), plugin.getSettings())
                         .thenAccept(data -> data.ifPresent(userData -> plugin.getDatabase()
                                 .setUserData(user, userData, DataSaveCause.WORLD_SAVE))));
@@ -194,7 +198,7 @@ public abstract class EventListener {
      * @param drops The items that this user would have dropped
      */
     protected void saveOnPlayerDeath(@NotNull OnlineUser user, @NotNull ItemData drops) {
-        if (disabling || !plugin.getSettings().saveOnDeath || lockedPlayers.contains(user.uuid)) {
+        if (disabling || !plugin.getSettings().saveOnDeath || lockedPlayers.contains(user.uuid) || user.isNpc()) {
             return;
         }
 
@@ -223,7 +227,7 @@ public abstract class EventListener {
 
         // Save data for all online users
         plugin.getOnlineUsers().stream()
-                .filter(user -> !lockedPlayers.contains(user.uuid))
+                .filter(user -> !lockedPlayers.contains(user.uuid) && !user.isNpc())
                 .forEach(user -> {
                     lockedPlayers.add(user.uuid);
                     user.getUserData(plugin.getLoggingAdapter(), plugin.getSettings()).join()
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/player/OnlineUser.java b/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/player/OnlineUser.java
index 1f76d806..ed6cde0f 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/player/OnlineUser.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/player/OnlineUser.java
@@ -257,15 +257,15 @@ public abstract class OnlineUser extends User {
             // Prevent synchronising user data from newer versions of Minecraft
             if (Version.fromMinecraftVersionString(data.getMinecraftVersion()).compareTo(serverMinecraftVersion) > 0) {
                 logger.log(Level.SEVERE, "Cannot set data for " + username +
-                        " because the Minecraft version of their user data (" + data.getMinecraftVersion() +
-                        ") is newer than the server's Minecraft version (" + serverMinecraftVersion + ").");
+                                         " because the Minecraft version of their user data (" + data.getMinecraftVersion() +
+                                         ") is newer than the server's Minecraft version (" + serverMinecraftVersion + ").");
                 return false;
             }
             // Prevent synchronising user data from newer versions of the plugin
             if (data.getFormatVersion() > UserData.CURRENT_FORMAT_VERSION) {
                 logger.log(Level.SEVERE, "Cannot set data for " + username +
-                        " because the format version of their user data (v" + data.getFormatVersion() +
-                        ") is newer than the current format version (v" + UserData.CURRENT_FORMAT_VERSION + ").");
+                                         " because the format version of their user data (v" + data.getFormatVersion() +
+                                         ") is newer than the current format version (v" + UserData.CURRENT_FORMAT_VERSION + ").");
                 return false;
             }
 
@@ -377,4 +377,11 @@ public abstract class OnlineUser extends User {
      * @return the player's locked status
      */
     public abstract boolean isLocked();
+
+    /**
+     * Get if the player is a NPC
+     *
+     * @return if the player is a NPC with metadata
+     */
+    public abstract boolean isNpc();
 }