diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index ccf0fca..9d88d8d 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 group 'sh.okx'
-version '3.0-alpha.17'
+version '3.0-alpha.19'
 
 sourceCompatibility = 1.8
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/sh/okx/rankup/Rankup.java b/src/main/java/sh/okx/rankup/Rankup.java
index bd3d0da..e13c467 100644
--- a/src/main/java/sh/okx/rankup/Rankup.java
+++ b/src/main/java/sh/okx/rankup/Rankup.java
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public class Rankup extends JavaPlugin {
       try {
         new Stats().init(this);
       } catch (IOException e) {
-        e.printStackTrace();
+        getLogger().warning("Could not connect to stats server");
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/main/java/sh/okx/rankup/gui/Gui.java b/src/main/java/sh/okx/rankup/gui/Gui.java
index 3f0f789..5e07d4e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/sh/okx/rankup/gui/Gui.java
+++ b/src/main/java/sh/okx/rankup/gui/Gui.java
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ public class Gui implements InventoryHolder {
       item = new ItemStack(material);
     }
 
+    if(item.getType() == Material.AIR && section.getName().equalsIgnoreCase("fill")) {
+      return item;
+    }
+
     ItemMeta meta = item.getItemMeta();
     if (section.contains("lore")) {
       meta.setLore(Arrays.stream(format(section.getString("lore"), player, oldRank, rank).split("\n"))
diff --git a/src/main/resources/plugin.yml b/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
index e6cf27f..4437ef6 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Rankup
-version: 3.0-alpha.17
+version: 3.0-alpha.19
 main: sh.okx.rankup.Rankup
 author: Okx
 depend: [Vault]