diff --git a/RCCVirtualSteeringWheel/Patches.cs b/RCCVirtualSteeringWheel/Patches.cs
index c4824ce..b9745d9 100644
--- a/RCCVirtualSteeringWheel/Patches.cs
+++ b/RCCVirtualSteeringWheel/Patches.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ internal static class RCCCarControllerV3_Patches
         {
             if (!result.IsValid)
                 return;
+
+            if (!__instance)
+                return;
             
             SteeringWheelRoot.SetupSteeringWheel(__instance, result.LocalBounds);
         });
diff --git a/RCCVirtualSteeringWheel/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/RCCVirtualSteeringWheel/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index c82b5de..616aa81 100644
--- a/RCCVirtualSteeringWheel/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/RCCVirtualSteeringWheel/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ using NAK.RCCVirtualSteeringWheel.Properties;
 namespace NAK.RCCVirtualSteeringWheel.Properties;
 internal static class AssemblyInfoParams
 {
-    public const string Version = "1.0.0";
+    public const string Version = "1.0.3";
     public const string Author = "NotAKidoS";
 }
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diff --git a/RCCVirtualSteeringWheel/RCCVirtualSteeringWheel/Components/SteeringWheelRoot.cs b/RCCVirtualSteeringWheel/RCCVirtualSteeringWheel/Components/SteeringWheelRoot.cs
index b8008b8..0154bd5 100644
--- a/RCCVirtualSteeringWheel/RCCVirtualSteeringWheel/Components/SteeringWheelRoot.cs
+++ b/RCCVirtualSteeringWheel/RCCVirtualSteeringWheel/Components/SteeringWheelRoot.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ public class SteeringWheelRoot : MonoBehaviour
     public static void SetupSteeringWheel(RCC_CarControllerV3 carController, Bounds steeringWheelBounds)
     {
         Transform steeringWheel = carController.SteeringWheel;
-        if (carController == null) return;
 
         SteeringWheelRoot wheel = steeringWheel.gameObject.AddComponent<SteeringWheelRoot>();
         wheel._carController = carController;
diff --git a/RCCVirtualSteeringWheel/format.json b/RCCVirtualSteeringWheel/format.json
index 3f0654c..438f31f 100644
--- a/RCCVirtualSteeringWheel/format.json
+++ b/RCCVirtualSteeringWheel/format.json
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
-  "_id": -1,
+  "_id": 248,
   "name": "RCCVirtualSteeringWheel",
-  "modversion": "1.0.0",
-  "gameversion": "2024r177",
+  "modversion": "1.0.3",
+  "gameversion": "2025r178",
   "loaderversion": "0.6.1",
   "modtype": "Mod",
   "author": "NotAKidoS",
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
     "car"
   ],
   "requirements": [
-    "BTKUILib"
+    "None"
   ],
-  "downloadlink": "https://github.com/NotAKidoS/NAK_CVR_Mods/releases/download/r44/RCCVirtualSteeringWheel.dll",
+  "downloadlink": "https://github.com/NotAKidoS/NAK_CVR_Mods/releases/download/r45/RCCVirtualSteeringWheel.dll",
   "sourcelink": "https://github.com/NotAKidoS/NAK_CVR_Mods/tree/main/RCCVirtualSteeringWheel/",
-  "changelog": "- Initial release",
+  "changelog": "- Fixes for 2025r178",
   "embedcolor": "#f61963"
 }
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