diff --git a/data/vertex_module/particlesInit.lua b/data/vertex_module/particlesInit.lua
index fcdcb96..21e401e 100644
--- a/data/vertex_module/particlesInit.lua
+++ b/data/vertex_module/particlesInit.lua
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ local animationFiles = {
 }
 for _, file in ipairs(animationFiles) do
     local doc = RapidXML.xml_document(file)
-    for node in Children(doc:first_node("FTL")) do
+    for node in Children(doc:first_node("FTL") or doc) do
         if node:name() == "particleType" then
             particleTypes:ParseNew(node)
         elseif node:name() == "particleEmitter" then
diff --git a/data/vertex_module/xmlDataRead.lua b/data/vertex_module/xmlDataRead.lua
index 7317863..ee0a7b4 100644
--- a/data/vertex_module/xmlDataRead.lua
+++ b/data/vertex_module/xmlDataRead.lua
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ local blueprintFiles = {
 -- Parse custom tags in blueprints and save them to tables
 for _, file in ipairs(blueprintFiles) do
     local doc = RapidXML.xml_document(file)
-    local parent = doc:first_node("FTL")
-    for node in Children(parent) do
+    for node in Children(doc:first_node("FTL") or doc) do
         if node:name() == "weaponBlueprint" then
             local thisWeaponInfo = {}
             local thisWeaponName = node:first_attribute("name"):value()
diff --git a/mod-appendix/metadata.xml b/mod-appendix/metadata.xml
index e07b4dc..1f50ecc 100644
--- a/mod-appendix/metadata.xml
+++ b/mod-appendix/metadata.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     <title><![CDATA[ Vertex Tags and Utility Functions ]]></title>
     <threadUrl><![CDATA[ https://github.com/ChronoVortex/FTL-HS-Vertex ]]></threadUrl>
     <author><![CDATA[ Vertaalfout, Chrono Vortex ]]></author>
-    <version><![CDATA[ 3.2 ]]></version>
+    <version><![CDATA[ 3.3 ]]></version>
     <description>
 <![CDATA[
 This mod has no content, instead adding new tags and LUA utility functions for other mods to build off of.