diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/entity/Entity.java b/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/entity/Entity.java
index db957dbf7a6..4eeb6d3a018 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/entity/Entity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/entity/Entity.java
@@ -1237,7 +1237,7 @@ protected void updatePose() {
             setPose(Pose.FALL_FLYING);
         } else if (entityMeta.isSwimming()) {
             setPose(Pose.SWIMMING);
-        } else if (this instanceof LivingEntity && ((LivingEntityMeta) entityMeta).isInRiptideSpinAttack()) {
+        } else if (entityMeta instanceof LivingEntityMeta livingMeta && livingMeta.isInRiptideSpinAttack()) {
             setPose(Pose.SPIN_ATTACK);
         } else if (entityMeta.isSneaking()) {
             setPose(Pose.SNEAKING);
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/entity/Player.java b/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/entity/Player.java
index ed8cd36d6ab..08bd990fdb4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/entity/Player.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/entity/Player.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 import net.minestom.server.effects.Effects;
 import net.minestom.server.entity.damage.DamageType;
 import net.minestom.server.entity.fakeplayer.FakePlayer;
+import net.minestom.server.entity.metadata.LivingEntityMeta;
 import net.minestom.server.entity.metadata.PlayerMeta;
 import net.minestom.server.entity.vehicle.PlayerVehicleInformation;
 import net.minestom.server.event.EventDispatcher;
@@ -820,18 +821,15 @@ protected void updatePose() {
         Pose oldPose = getPose();
         Pose newPose;
 
-        // If they are not a player, do nothing
-        if (!getEntityType().equals(EntityType.PLAYER)) return;
-
         // Figure out their expected state
-        var meta = Objects.requireNonNull(getLivingEntityMeta());
+        var meta = getEntityMeta();
         if (meta.isFlyingWithElytra()) {
             newPose = Pose.FALL_FLYING;
         } else if (false) { // When should they be sleeping? We don't have any in-bed state...
             newPose = Pose.SLEEPING;
         } else if (meta.isSwimming()) {
             newPose = Pose.SWIMMING;
-        } else if (meta.isInRiptideSpinAttack()) {
+        } else if (meta instanceof LivingEntityMeta livingMeta && livingMeta.isInRiptideSpinAttack()) {
             newPose = Pose.SPIN_ATTACK;
         } else if (isSneaking() && !isFlying()) {
             newPose = Pose.SNEAKING;