diff --git a/client/texture/FlipableIcon.java b/client/texture/FlipableIcon.java
index bc2331988..c4e3c103f 100644
--- a/client/texture/FlipableIcon.java
+++ b/client/texture/FlipableIcon.java
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ public class FlipableIcon implements IIcon
 	boolean flip_v;
 
 	public FlipableIcon(IIcon o) {
+
+		if ( o == null )
+			throw new RuntimeException( "Cannot create a wrapper icon with a null icon." );
+
 		original = o;
 		flip_u = false;
 		flip_v = false;
diff --git a/client/texture/FullIcon.java b/client/texture/FullIcon.java
index 59f0d1ca4..397adc85e 100644
--- a/client/texture/FullIcon.java
+++ b/client/texture/FullIcon.java
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ public class FullIcon implements IIcon
 	private IIcon p;
 
 	public FullIcon(IIcon o) {
+		
+		if ( o == null )
+			throw new RuntimeException("Cannot create a wrapper icon with a null icon.");
+		
 		p = o;
 	}
 
diff --git a/client/texture/OffsetIcon.java b/client/texture/OffsetIcon.java
index f8c676a06..ddd17d44c 100644
--- a/client/texture/OffsetIcon.java
+++ b/client/texture/OffsetIcon.java
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ public class OffsetIcon implements IIcon
 	private IIcon p;
 
 	public OffsetIcon(IIcon o, float x, float y) {
+		
+		if ( o == null )
+			throw new RuntimeException("Cannot create a wrapper icon with a null icon.");
+		
 		p = o;
 		offsetX = x;
 		offsetY = y;
diff --git a/client/texture/TaughtIcon.java b/client/texture/TaughtIcon.java
index 1c21acfbf..64ee1c588 100644
--- a/client/texture/TaughtIcon.java
+++ b/client/texture/TaughtIcon.java
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ public class TaughtIcon implements IIcon
 	private IIcon p;
 
 	public TaughtIcon(IIcon o, float tightness) {
+		
+		if ( o == null )
+			throw new RuntimeException("Cannot create a wrapper icon with a null icon.");
+		
 		p = o;
 		this.tightness = tightness * 0.4f;
 	}
diff --git a/client/texture/TmpFlipableIcon.java b/client/texture/TmpFlipableIcon.java
index 725fac1d7..288094c42 100644
--- a/client/texture/TmpFlipableIcon.java
+++ b/client/texture/TmpFlipableIcon.java
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 package appeng.client.texture;
 
+import net.minecraft.init.Blocks;
 import net.minecraft.util.IIcon;
 
 public class TmpFlipableIcon extends FlipableIcon
 {
 
+	private static final IIcon nullIcon = new MissingIcon( Blocks.diamond_block );
+
 	public TmpFlipableIcon() {
-		super( null );
+		super( nullIcon );
 	}
 
 	public void setOriginal(IIcon i)
@@ -14,7 +17,10 @@ public class TmpFlipableIcon extends FlipableIcon
 		while (i instanceof FlipableIcon)
 			i = ((FlipableIcon) i).getOriginal();
 
-		original = i;
+		if ( i == null )
+			original = nullIcon;
+		else
+			original = i;
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/hooks/AETrading.java b/hooks/AETrading.java
index 2f3da4c86..a07a6ef32 100644
--- a/hooks/AETrading.java
+++ b/hooks/AETrading.java
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ public class AETrading implements IVillageTradeHandler
 
 	private void addMerchent(MerchantRecipeList list, ItemStack item, int emera, Random rand, int greed)
 	{
+		if ( item == null )
+			return;
+		
 		// Sell
 		ItemStack From = item.copy();
 		ItemStack To = new ItemStack( Items.emerald );
diff --git a/recipes/RecipeHandler.java b/recipes/RecipeHandler.java
index f775bab58..8524e90e2 100644
--- a/recipes/RecipeHandler.java
+++ b/recipes/RecipeHandler.java
@@ -361,6 +361,10 @@ public class RecipeHandler implements IRecipeHandler
 				}
 
 			}
+
+			if ( token.length() > 0 )
+				tokens.add( token );
+
 			reader.close();
 			processTokens( loader, path, line );
 		}