diff --git a/source/funkin/data/song/SongData.hx b/source/funkin/data/song/SongData.hx
index 07ea38741..703ab406c 100644
--- a/source/funkin/data/song/SongData.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/data/song/SongData.hx
@@ -38,10 +38,11 @@ class SongMetadata implements ICloneable<SongMetadata>
   public var looped:Bool;
 
   /**
-   * Instrumental and vocal offsets. Optional, defaults to 0.
+   * Instrumental and vocal offsets.
+   * Defaults to an empty SongOffsets object.
    */
   @:optional
-  public var offsets:SongOffsets;
+  public var offsets:Null<SongOffsets>;
 
   /**
    * Data relating to the song's gameplay.
diff --git a/source/funkin/data/song/SongRegistry.hx b/source/funkin/data/song/SongRegistry.hx
index 5a0835f57..98b46c782 100644
--- a/source/funkin/data/song/SongRegistry.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/data/song/SongRegistry.hx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import funkin.util.VersionUtil;
 
 using funkin.data.song.migrator.SongDataMigrator;
 
+@:nullSafety
 class SongRegistry extends BaseRegistry<Song, SongMetadata>
 {
   /**
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ class SongRegistry extends BaseRegistry<Song, SongMetadata>
 
   public static final SONG_MUSIC_DATA_VERSION_RULE:thx.semver.VersionRule = "2.0.x";
 
-  public static var DEFAULT_GENERATEDBY(get, null):String;
+  public static var DEFAULT_GENERATEDBY(get, never):String;
 
   static function get_DEFAULT_GENERATEDBY():String
   {
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ class SongRegistry extends BaseRegistry<Song, SongMetadata>
     {
       try
       {
-        var entry:Song = createEntry(entryId);
+        var entry:Null<Song> = createEntry(entryId);
         if (entry != null)
         {
           trace('  Loaded entry data: ${entry}');
@@ -455,7 +456,7 @@ class SongRegistry extends BaseRegistry<Song, SongMetadata>
   {
     variation = variation == null ? Constants.DEFAULT_VARIATION : variation;
     var entryStr:Null<String> = loadEntryMetadataFile(id, variation)?.contents;
-    var entryVersion:thx.semver.Version = VersionUtil.getVersionFromJSON(entryStr);
+    var entryVersion:Null<thx.semver.Version> = VersionUtil.getVersionFromJSON(entryStr);
     return entryVersion;
   }
 
@@ -463,7 +464,7 @@ class SongRegistry extends BaseRegistry<Song, SongMetadata>
   {
     variation = variation == null ? Constants.DEFAULT_VARIATION : variation;
     var entryStr:Null<String> = loadEntryChartFile(id, variation)?.contents;
-    var entryVersion:thx.semver.Version = VersionUtil.getVersionFromJSON(entryStr);
+    var entryVersion:Null<thx.semver.Version> = VersionUtil.getVersionFromJSON(entryStr);
     return entryVersion;
   }
 
diff --git a/source/funkin/play/song/Song.hx b/source/funkin/play/song/Song.hx
index cde068f42..089eb6c92 100644
--- a/source/funkin/play/song/Song.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/play/song/Song.hx
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ class Song implements IPlayStateScriptedClass implements IRegistryEntry<SongMeta
         difficulty.timeChanges = metadata.timeChanges;
         difficulty.looped = metadata.looped;
         difficulty.generatedBy = metadata.generatedBy;
-        difficulty.offsets = metadata.offsets;
+        difficulty.offsets = metadata?.offsets ?? new SongOffsets();
 
         difficulty.difficultyRating = metadata.playData.ratings.get(diffId) ?? 0;
         difficulty.album = metadata.playData.album;