diff --git a/BSIPA-ModList/UI/WarningUI.cs b/BSIPA-ModList/UI/WarningUI.cs
index 4a770953..77457776 100644
--- a/BSIPA-ModList/UI/WarningUI.cs
+++ b/BSIPA-ModList/UI/WarningUI.cs
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ namespace BSIPA_ModList.UI
 
                 _warningsQueue.Clear();
 
-                var enabledPlugins = PluginManager.AllPlugins.Select(p => p.Metadata).Where(x => x.Id != null).ToDictionary(x => x.Id, y => y.Version);
-                var ignoredPlugins = PluginLoader.ignoredPlugins.Where(x => x.Id != null).ToDictionary(x => x.Id, y => y.Version);
-                var disabledPlugins = PluginManager.DisabledPlugins.Where(x => x.Id != null).ToDictionary(x => x.Id, y => y.Version);
+                var enabledPlugins = PluginManager.AllPlugins.Select(p => p.Metadata).NonNull(x => x.Id).ToDictionary(x => x.Id, y => y.Version);
+                var ignoredPlugins = PluginLoader.ignoredPlugins.NonNull(x => x.Id).ToDictionary(x => x.Id, y => y.Version);
+                var disabledPlugins = PluginManager.DisabledPlugins.NonNull(x => x.Id).ToDictionary(x => x.Id, y => y.Version);
 
                 // iterate only disabled and ignored, as thats where missing deps can end up
                 foreach (var meta in PluginManager.DisabledPlugins.Concat(PluginLoader.ignoredPlugins))
diff --git a/IPA.Loader/Loader/PluginLoader.cs b/IPA.Loader/Loader/PluginLoader.cs
index 8f924af7..884133e1 100644
--- a/IPA.Loader/Loader/PluginLoader.cs
+++ b/IPA.Loader/Loader/PluginLoader.cs
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ namespace IPA.Loader
                     if (!meta.IsSelf)
                     {
                         var resc = meta.PluginType.Module.Resources.Select(r => r as EmbeddedResource)
-                                                                   .Where(r => r != null)
+                                                                   .NonNull()
                                                                    .FirstOrDefault(r => r.Name == name);
                         if (resc == null)
                         {
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ namespace IPA.Loader
         {
             var metadata = new List<PluginMetadata>();
             var pluginsToLoad = new Dictionary<string, Version>();
-            var disabledLookup = DisabledPlugins.Where(m => m.Id != null).ToDictionary(m => m.Id, m => m.Version);
+            var disabledLookup = DisabledPlugins.NonNull(m => m.Id).ToDictionary(m => m.Id, m => m.Version);
             foreach (var meta in PluginsMetadata)
             {
                 bool load = true;
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ namespace IPA.Loader
         {
             InitFeatures();
             DisabledPlugins.ForEach(Load); // make sure they get loaded into memory so their metadata and stuff can be read more easily
-            return PluginsMetadata.Select(InitPlugin).Where(p => p != null).ToList();
+            return PluginsMetadata.Select(InitPlugin).NonNull().ToList();
         }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/IPA.Loader/Updating/BeatMods/Updater.cs b/IPA.Loader/Updating/BeatMods/Updater.cs
index 2aef1cfa..31c36e3b 100644
--- a/IPA.Loader/Updating/BeatMods/Updater.cs
+++ b/IPA.Loader/Updating/BeatMods/Updater.cs
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ namespace IPA.Updating.BeatMods
                 }
 
                 var ver = modsMatching.Value
-                    .Where(nullCheck => nullCheck != null) // entry is not null
+                    .NonNull() // entry is not null
                     .Where(versionCheck => versionCheck.GameVersion == BeatSaber.GameVersion) // game version matches
                     .Where(approvalCheck => approvalCheck.Status == ApiEndpoint.Mod.ApprovedStatus) // version approved
                     // TODO: fix; it seems wrong somehow
diff --git a/IPA.Loader/Utilities/Utils.cs b/IPA.Loader/Utilities/Utils.cs
index b3205068..bfa153e1 100644
--- a/IPA.Loader/Utilities/Utils.cs
+++ b/IPA.Loader/Utilities/Utils.cs
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ namespace IPA.Utilities
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="l">the left value</param>
         /// <param name="r">the right value</param>
-        /// <returns>-1 if l is less than r, 0 if they are equal in the numeric portion, or 1 if l is greater than r</returns>
+        /// <returns>&lt; 0 if l is less than r, 0 if they are equal in the numeric portion, or &gt; 0 if l is greater than r</returns>
         public static int VersionCompareNoPrerelease(SemVer.Version l, SemVer.Version r)
         {
             var cmpVal = l.Major - r.Major;
@@ -188,10 +188,42 @@ namespace IPA.Utilities
             cmpVal = l.Patch - r.Patch;
             return cmpVal;
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// LINQ extension method that filters <see langword="null"/> elements out of an enumeration.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">the type of the enumeration</typeparam>
+        /// <param name="self">the enumeration to filter</param>
+        /// <returns>a filtered enumerable</returns>
+        public static IEnumerable<T> NonNull<T>(this IEnumerable<T> self) where T : class
+            => self.Where(o => o != null);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// LINQ extension method that filters <see langword="null"/> elements out of an enumeration based on a converter.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">the type of the enumeration</typeparam>
+        /// <typeparam name="U">the type to compare to null</typeparam>
+        /// <param name="self">the enumeration to filter</param>
+        /// <param name="pred">the predicate to select for filtering</param>
+        /// <returns>a filtered enumerable</returns>
+        public static IEnumerable<T> NonNull<T, U>(this IEnumerable<T> self, Func<T, U> pred) where T : class where U : class
+            => self.Where(o => pred(o) != null);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// LINQ extension method that filters <see langword="null"/> elements from an enumeration of nullable types.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">the underlying type of the nullable enumeration</typeparam>
+        /// <param name="self">the enumeration to filter</param>
+        /// <returns>a filtered enumerable</returns>
+        public static IEnumerable<T> NonNull<T>(this IEnumerable<T?> self) where T : struct
+            => self.Where(o => o != null).Select(o => o.Value);
+
+
+
         internal static bool HasInterface(this TypeDefinition type, string interfaceFullName)
         {
-            return (type.Interfaces.Any(i => i.InterfaceType.FullName == interfaceFullName)
-                    || type.Interfaces.Any(t => HasInterface(t.InterfaceType.Resolve(), interfaceFullName)));
+            return (type?.Interfaces?.Any(i => i.InterfaceType.FullName == interfaceFullName) ?? false)
+                    || (type?.Interfaces?.Any(t => HasInterface(t?.InterfaceType?.Resolve(), interfaceFullName)) ?? false);
         }
 
 #if NET4
diff --git a/Refs/UnityEngine.CoreModule.Net4.dll b/Refs/UnityEngine.CoreModule.Net4.dll
index 6362cdf1..158ef534 100644
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