diff --git a/Mage.Common/src/mage/remote/SessionImpl.java b/Mage.Common/src/mage/remote/SessionImpl.java
index 3107855de3..ef1a1d40a8 100644
--- a/Mage.Common/src/mage/remote/SessionImpl.java
+++ b/Mage.Common/src/mage/remote/SessionImpl.java
@@ -676,8 +676,10 @@ public class SessionImpl implements Session {
         try {
             if (isConnected()) {
                 // Workaround to fix Can't join table problem
-                deckList.setCardLayout(null);
-                deckList.setSideboardLayout(null);
+                if (deckList != null) {
+                    deckList.setCardLayout(null);
+                    deckList.setSideboardLayout(null);
+                }
                 return server.joinTable(sessionId, roomId, tableId, playerName, playerType, skill, deckList, password);
             }
         } catch (InvalidDeckException iex) {
@@ -697,8 +699,10 @@ public class SessionImpl implements Session {
         try {
             if (isConnected()) {
                 // Workaround to fix Can't join table problem
-                deckList.setCardLayout(null);
-                deckList.setSideboardLayout(null);
+                if (deckList != null) {
+                    deckList.setCardLayout(null);
+                    deckList.setSideboardLayout(null);
+                }
                 return server.joinTournamentTable(sessionId, roomId, tableId, playerName, playerType, skill, deckList, password);
             }
         } catch (GameException ex) {
@@ -1182,8 +1186,10 @@ public class SessionImpl implements Session {
         try {
             if (isConnected()) {
                 // Workaround to fix Can't join table problem
-                deck.setCardLayout(null);
-                deck.setSideboardLayout(null);
+                if (deck != null) {
+                    deck.setCardLayout(null);
+                    deck.setSideboardLayout(null);
+                }
                 return server.submitDeck(sessionId, tableId, deck);
             }
         } catch (GameException ex) {
@@ -1200,8 +1206,10 @@ public class SessionImpl implements Session {
     public boolean updateDeck(UUID tableId, DeckCardLists deck) {
         try {
             if (isConnected()) {
-                deck.setCardLayout(null);
-                deck.setSideboardLayout(null);
+                if (deck != null) {
+                    deck.setCardLayout(null);
+                    deck.setSideboardLayout(null);
+                }
                 server.updateDeck(sessionId, tableId, deck);
                 return true;
             }
diff --git a/Mage.Common/src/mage/utils/MageVersion.java b/Mage.Common/src/mage/utils/MageVersion.java
index 378d61319f..097568e5d4 100644
--- a/Mage.Common/src/mage/utils/MageVersion.java
+++ b/Mage.Common/src/mage/utils/MageVersion.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class MageVersion implements Serializable, Comparable<MageVersion> {
     public final static int MAGE_VERSION_MAJOR = 1;
     public final static int MAGE_VERSION_MINOR = 4;
     public final static int MAGE_VERSION_PATCH = 16;
-    public final static String MAGE_VERSION_MINOR_PATCH = "v1";
+    public final static String MAGE_VERSION_MINOR_PATCH = "v2";
     public final static String MAGE_VERSION_INFO = "";
 
     private final int major;