diff --git a/api b/api
index 0ea16a10f..8c7e3f1c7 160000
--- a/api
+++ b/api
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 0ea16a10fc3038230f09e42de0c08a24da2d8096
+Subproject commit 8c7e3f1c77f3175da5e82bcdf9187e5dc5b6e0b0
diff --git a/recipes/handlers/Shaped.java b/recipes/handlers/Shaped.java
index 69242d942..72d54557c 100644
--- a/recipes/handlers/Shaped.java
+++ b/recipes/handlers/Shaped.java
@@ -31,12 +31,17 @@ public class Shaped implements ICraftHandler
 			if ( rows > 0 && input.size() <= 3 )
 			{
 				cols = input.get( 0 ).size();
-				for (int x = 0; x < input.size(); x++)
-					if ( input.get( x ).size() != cols )
-						throw new RecipeError( "all rows in a shaped crafting recipe must contain the same number of ingredients." );
+				if ( cols <= 3 && cols >= 1 )
+				{
+					for (int x = 0; x < input.size(); x++)
+						if ( input.get( x ).size() != cols )
+							throw new RecipeError( "all rows in a shaped crafting recipe must contain the same number of ingredients." );
 
-				inputs = input;
-				this.output = output.get( 0 ).get( 0 );
+					inputs = input;
+					this.output = output.get( 0 ).get( 0 );
+				}
+				else
+					throw new RecipeError( "Crafting recipes must have 1-3 columns." );
 			}
 			else
 				throw new RecipeError( "shaped crafting recpies must have 1-3 rows." );