diff --git a/server/src/main/kotlin/org/ivdnt/galahad/port/folia/export/FoliaLayerMerger.kt b/server/src/main/kotlin/org/ivdnt/galahad/port/folia/export/FoliaLayerMerger.kt
index d16797a..e15cd53 100644
--- a/server/src/main/kotlin/org/ivdnt/galahad/port/folia/export/FoliaLayerMerger.kt
+++ b/server/src/main/kotlin/org/ivdnt/galahad/port/folia/export/FoliaLayerMerger.kt
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class FoliaLayerMerger(
 
         // add headers
         // typically we expect just 1 root node.
-        FoliaMetadata(reader!!.xmlDoc, reader!!.xmlDoc.firstChild, this).write()
+        FoliaMetadata(reader!!.xmlDoc, reader!!.xmlDoc.documentElement, this).write()
 
         // Delete the marked notes
         deleteList.forEach { if (it.parentNode != null) it.parentNode.removeChild(it) }
@@ -41,4 +41,4 @@ class FoliaLayerMerger(
         result.writeText(BLFXMLParser.xmlToString(false, reader!!.xmlDoc))
         return FoliaFile(result)
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}