diff --git a/src/all/mangadex/build.gradle b/src/all/mangadex/build.gradle
index c41b44080..98f259d60 100644
--- a/src/all/mangadex/build.gradle
+++ b/src/all/mangadex/build.gradle
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ ext {
     appName = 'Tachiyomi: MangaDex'
     pkgNameSuffix = "all.mangadex"
     extClass = '.MangadexFactory'
-    extVersionCode = 29
-    extVersionSuffix = 29
+    extVersionCode = 30
+    extVersionSuffix = 30
     libVersion = '1.2'
 }
 
diff --git a/src/all/mangadex/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/all/mangadex/Mangadex.kt b/src/all/mangadex/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/all/mangadex/Mangadex.kt
index 1e0e8040c..d78153b99 100644
--- a/src/all/mangadex/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/all/mangadex/Mangadex.kt
+++ b/src/all/mangadex/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/all/mangadex/Mangadex.kt
@@ -231,9 +231,7 @@ open class Mangadex(override val lang: String, private val internalLang: String,
         manga.author = mangaJson.get("author").string
         manga.artist = mangaJson.get("artist").string
         val finalChapterNumber = getFinalChapter(mangaJson)
-        val chapterJson = json.getAsJsonObject("chapter")
-
-        if (isMangaCompleted(finalChapterNumber, chapterJson)) {
+        if (json.getAsJsonObject("chapter") != null && isMangaCompleted(finalChapterNumber, json.getAsJsonObject("chapter"))) {
             manga.status = SManga.COMPLETED
         } else {
             manga.status = parseStatus(mangaJson.get("status").int)