diff --git a/Spigot-Server-Patches/0229-fix-construction-order-in-CraftBanner.patch b/Spigot-Server-Patches/0229-fix-construction-order-in-CraftBanner.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..53d9c096d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Spigot-Server-Patches/0229-fix-construction-order-in-CraftBanner.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+From b0336c182dad6d1d0ab9ce63028fa30978e23fb2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Shane Freeder <theboyetronic@gmail.com>
+Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2017 16:25:31 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] fix construction order in CraftBanner
+
+
+diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/block/CraftBanner.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/block/CraftBanner.java
+index f374385e9..def728dd8 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/block/CraftBanner.java
++++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/block/CraftBanner.java
+@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import org.bukkit.block.banner.PatternType;
+ public class CraftBanner extends CraftBlockEntityState<TileEntityBanner> implements Banner {
+ 
+     private DyeColor base;
+-    private List<Pattern> patterns = new ArrayList<Pattern>();
++    private List<Pattern> patterns; /* = new ArrayList<Pattern>(); */ // Paper
+ 
+     public CraftBanner(final Block block) {
+         super(block, TileEntityBanner.class);
+@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ public class CraftBanner extends CraftBlockEntityState<TileEntityBanner> impleme
+         super.load(banner);
+ 
+         base = DyeColor.getByDyeData((byte) banner.color.getInvColorIndex());
++        patterns = new ArrayList<>(); // Paper - Ensure that patterns is initialized
+ 
+         if (banner.patterns != null) {
+             for (int i = 0; i < banner.patterns.size(); i++) {
+-- 
+2.13.4
+