diff --git a/NewHorizons/Builder/ShipLog/MapModeBuilder.cs b/NewHorizons/Builder/ShipLog/MapModeBuilder.cs
index a36c6003..1ae836fa 100644
--- a/NewHorizons/Builder/ShipLog/MapModeBuilder.cs
+++ b/NewHorizons/Builder/ShipLog/MapModeBuilder.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ namespace NewHorizons.Builder.ShipLog
             {
                 if (body.Config.ShipLog == null) continue;
 
-                if (body.Config.ShipLog?.mapMode?.manualPosition == null)
+                if (body.Config.ShipLog?.mapMode != null && body.Config.ShipLog.mapMode.manualPosition == null)
                 {
                     flagAutoPositionUsed = true;
                 }
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ namespace NewHorizons.Builder.ShipLog
                 }
             }
 
+            // If they're both false, just default to auto (this means that no planets even have ship log info)
+            if (!flagManualPositionUsed && !flagAutoPositionUsed)
+            {
+                flagAutoPositionUsed = true;
+            }
+
             var isBaseSolarSystem = systemName == "SolarSystem";
 
             // Default to MANUAL in Base Solar System (we can't automatically fix them so it might just break, but AUTO breaks even more!)