diff --git a/src/main/java/baritone/behavior/impl/PathingBehavior.java b/src/main/java/baritone/behavior/impl/PathingBehavior.java
index 4b5f1f432..e7c20c612 100644
--- a/src/main/java/baritone/behavior/impl/PathingBehavior.java
+++ b/src/main/java/baritone/behavior/impl/PathingBehavior.java
@@ -203,6 +203,12 @@ public class PathingBehavior extends Behavior {
      * @return true if this call started path calculation, false if it was already calculating or executing a path
      */
     public boolean path() {
+        if (goal == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (goal.isInGoal(playerFeet())) {
+            return false;
+        }
         synchronized (pathPlanLock) {
             if (current != null) {
                 return false;