diff --git a/plugin/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen/objects/WorldTag.java b/plugin/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen/objects/WorldTag.java
index 1106a9a84c..6f0de7e64d 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen/objects/WorldTag.java
+++ b/plugin/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen/objects/WorldTag.java
@@ -1092,7 +1092,12 @@ else if (time >= 12500) {
                 mechanism.echoError("Provided world is not an end world!");
                 return;
             }
-            battle.initiateRespawn();
+            if (NMSHandler.getVersion().isAtLeast(NMSVersion.v1_20)) { // workaround for upstream bug
+                battle.initiateRespawn(List.of());
+            }
+            else {
+                battle.initiateRespawn();
+            }
         });
 
         // <--[mechanism]