diff --git a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/block/BlockIgniteEvent.java b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/block/BlockIgniteEvent.java
index 1593c37166..6dcd9f828c 100644
--- a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/block/BlockIgniteEvent.java
+++ b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/block/BlockIgniteEvent.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public class BlockIgniteEvent extends BlockEvent implements Cancellable {
     private final Block ignitingBlock;
     private boolean cancel;
 
-    public BlockIgniteEvent(@NotNull final Block theBlock, @NotNull final IgniteCause cause, @NotNull final Entity ignitingEntity) {
+    public BlockIgniteEvent(@NotNull final Block theBlock, @NotNull final IgniteCause cause, @Nullable final Entity ignitingEntity) {
         this(theBlock, cause, ignitingEntity, null);
     }