diff --git a/src/main/java/de/florianmichael/viafabricplus/injection/mixin/fixes/minecraft/item/MixinHeldItemRenderer.java b/src/main/java/de/florianmichael/viafabricplus/injection/mixin/fixes/minecraft/item/MixinHeldItemRenderer.java
index 6d66fc5b..f4a206c7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/florianmichael/viafabricplus/injection/mixin/fixes/minecraft/item/MixinHeldItemRenderer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/florianmichael/viafabricplus/injection/mixin/fixes/minecraft/item/MixinHeldItemRenderer.java
@@ -48,17 +48,20 @@ public abstract class MixinHeldItemRenderer {
             slice = @Slice(from = @At(value = "INVOKE", target = "Lnet/minecraft/item/ItemStack;getUseAction()Lnet/minecraft/item/consume/UseAction;")),
             at = @At(value = "INVOKE", target = "Lnet/minecraft/client/render/item/HeldItemRenderer;applyEquipOffset(Lnet/minecraft/client/util/math/MatrixStack;Lnet/minecraft/util/Arm;F)V", ordinal = 2, shift = At.Shift.AFTER))
     private void transformSwordBlockingPosition(AbstractClientPlayerEntity player, float tickDelta, float pitch, Hand hand, float swingProgress, ItemStack item, float equipProgress, MatrixStack matrices, VertexConsumerProvider vertexConsumers, int light, CallbackInfo ci) {
-        if (VisualSettings.global().swordBlockingAnimation.isEnabled()) {
-            final Arm arm = hand == Hand.MAIN_HAND ? player.getMainArm() : player.getMainArm().getOpposite();
-            final int direction = arm == Arm.RIGHT ? 1 : -1;
-            viaFabricPlus$applySwingOffset(player, hand, swingProgress, matrices);
-            if (!(item.getItem() instanceof ShieldItem)) {
-                // Values stripped from early 1.9 snapshots, 15w33b specifically, which is the version prior to them removing sword blocking
-                matrices.translate(direction * -0.14142136F, 0.08F, 0.14142136F);
-                matrices.multiply(RotationAxis.POSITIVE_X.rotationDegrees(-102.25F));
-                matrices.multiply(RotationAxis.POSITIVE_Y.rotationDegrees(direction * 13.365F));
-                matrices.multiply(RotationAxis.POSITIVE_Z.rotationDegrees(direction * 78.05F));
-            }
+        if (!VisualSettings.global().swordBlockingAnimation.isEnabled()) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        final Arm arm = hand == Hand.MAIN_HAND ? player.getMainArm() : player.getMainArm().getOpposite();
+        final int direction = arm == Arm.RIGHT ? 1 : -1;
+
+        viaFabricPlus$applySwingOffset(player, hand, swingProgress, matrices);
+        if (!(item.getItem() instanceof ShieldItem)) {
+            // Values stripped from early 1.9 snapshots, 15w33b specifically, which is the version prior to them removing sword blocking
+            matrices.translate(direction * -0.14142136F, 0.08F, 0.14142136F);
+            matrices.multiply(RotationAxis.POSITIVE_X.rotationDegrees(-102.25F));
+            matrices.multiply(RotationAxis.POSITIVE_Y.rotationDegrees(direction * 13.365F));
+            matrices.multiply(RotationAxis.POSITIVE_Z.rotationDegrees(direction * 78.05F));
         }
     }