diff --git a/gradle/scripts/dependencies.gradle b/gradle/scripts/dependencies.gradle
index b8ff9bf3a..35b6e4482 100644
--- a/gradle/scripts/dependencies.gradle
+++ b/gradle/scripts/dependencies.gradle
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ configurations {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    compileOnly "gregtechce:gregtech:1.12.2:1.12.0.662"
+    compileOnly "gregtechce:gregtech:1.12.2:1.15.1.735"
 
     // installable runtime dependencies
     mods "mcp.mobius.waila:Hwyla:${hwyla_version}"
diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/core/sync/packets/PacketJEIRecipe.java b/src/main/java/appeng/core/sync/packets/PacketJEIRecipe.java
index 507b40c32..0b00cdc53 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/core/sync/packets/PacketJEIRecipe.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/core/sync/packets/PacketJEIRecipe.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import java.util.Iterator;
 import appeng.api.config.FuzzyMode;
 import appeng.api.storage.data.IItemList;
 import appeng.container.implementations.ContainerPatternTerm;
+import gregtech.common.items.MetaTool;
 import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
 import io.netty.buffer.Unpooled;
 
@@ -215,7 +216,7 @@ public class PacketJEIRecipe extends AppEngPacket
 										IAEItemStack mostDamaged = null;
 										for( IAEItemStack is : outList )
 										{
-											if( !is.isCraftable() )
+											if( !is.isCraftable() && (is.getItem().isDamageable() || (Platform.isModLoaded( "gregtech" ) && is.getItem() instanceof MetaTool ) ) )
 											{
 												if( mostDamaged == null || mostDamaged.getItemDamage() < is.getItemDamage() )
 												{
diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/util/item/FuzzyItemVariantList.java b/src/main/java/appeng/util/item/FuzzyItemVariantList.java
index 1208f65c9..90b4143b3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/util/item/FuzzyItemVariantList.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/util/item/FuzzyItemVariantList.java
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import appeng.util.Platform;
 import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
 
+import gregtech.common.items.MetaTool;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 
 import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.objects.Object2ObjectAVLTreeMap;
@@ -146,7 +148,7 @@ class FuzzyItemVariantList extends ItemVariantList {
      */
     static ItemDamageBound makeLowerBound(final ItemStack stack, final FuzzyMode fuzzy)
     {
-        Preconditions.checkState( stack.getItem().isDamageable(), "Item#isDamageable() has to be true" );
+        Preconditions.checkState( stack.getItem().isDamageable() || (Platform.isModLoaded( "gregtech" ) && stack.getItem() instanceof MetaTool), "Item#isDamageable() has to be true" );
 
         int damage;
         if( fuzzy == FuzzyMode.IGNORE_ALL )
@@ -174,7 +176,7 @@ class FuzzyItemVariantList extends ItemVariantList {
      * lower number than the lower bound. It also is exclusive.
      */
     static ItemDamageBound makeUpperBound(final ItemStack stack, final FuzzyMode fuzzy) {
-        Preconditions.checkState(stack.getItem().isDamageable(), "Item#isDamageable() has to be true");
+        Preconditions.checkState(stack.getItem().isDamageable() || (Platform.isModLoaded( "gregtech" ) && stack.getItem() instanceof MetaTool), "Item#isDamageable() has to be true");
 
         int damage;
         if (fuzzy == FuzzyMode.IGNORE_ALL) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/util/item/ItemList.java b/src/main/java/appeng/util/item/ItemList.java
index e7a4672a2..782bd06d8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/util/item/ItemList.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/util/item/ItemList.java
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 
+import appeng.util.Platform;
+import gregtech.common.items.MetaTool;
 import net.minecraft.item.Item;
 
 import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.objects.Reference2ObjectMap;
@@ -149,7 +151,7 @@ public final class ItemList implements IItemList<IAEItemStack> {
     }
 
     private ItemVariantList makeRecordMap(Item item) {
-        if (item.isDamageable()) {
+        if (item.isDamageable() || (Platform.isModLoaded( "gregtech" ) && item instanceof MetaTool) ) {
             return new FuzzyItemVariantList();
         } else {
             return new NormalItemVariantList();