diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/helpers/PatternHelper.java b/src/main/java/appeng/helpers/PatternHelper.java
index 2f830e185..414458fb3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/helpers/PatternHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/helpers/PatternHelper.java
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ public class PatternHelper implements ICraftingPatternDetails, Comparable<Patter
 		this.testFrame.setInventorySlotContents( slotIndex, i );
 
 		// If we cannot substitute, the items must match exactly
-		if( ( !( i.getItem().isDamageable() || i.getItem() instanceof MetaTool ) && !canSubstitute ) && slotIndex < inputs.length )
+		if( ( !( i.getItem().isDamageable() || Platform.isModLoaded( "gregtech" ) && i.getItem() instanceof MetaTool ) && !canSubstitute ) && slotIndex < inputs.length )
 		{
 			if( !inputs[slotIndex].isSameType( i ) )
 			{
diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/util/item/AEItemStack.java b/src/main/java/appeng/util/item/AEItemStack.java
index 9aa1a5d6c..e0eb764b4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/util/item/AEItemStack.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/util/item/AEItemStack.java
@@ -279,19 +279,21 @@ public final class AEItemStack extends AEStack<IAEItemStack> implements IAEItemS
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public ItemStack getCachedItemStack( long stackSize ) {
-        if (this.cachedItemStack != null) {
-            ItemStack currentCached = this.cachedItemStack;
-            this.cachedItemStack = null;
-            currentCached.setCount(Ints.saturatedCast(stackSize));
-            return currentCached;
-        }
+	public ItemStack getCachedItemStack( long stackSize )
+	{
+		if( this.cachedItemStack != null )
+		{
+			ItemStack currentCached = this.cachedItemStack;
+			this.cachedItemStack = null;
+			currentCached.setCount( Ints.saturatedCast( stackSize ) );
+			return currentCached;
+		}
 
-        ItemStack itemStack = this.createItemStack();
-        itemStack.setCount(Ints.saturatedCast(stackSize));
+		ItemStack itemStack = this.createItemStack();
+		itemStack.setCount( Ints.saturatedCast( stackSize ) );
 
-        return itemStack;
-    }
+		return itemStack;
+	}
 
 	@Override
 	public void setCachedItemStack( ItemStack itemStack )
@@ -361,7 +363,7 @@ public final class AEItemStack extends AEStack<IAEItemStack> implements IAEItemS
 
 	private boolean fuzzyItemStackComparison( ItemStack a, ItemStack b, FuzzyMode mode )
 	{
-		if( a.getItem() == b.getItem() && ( a.getItem().isDamageable() || a.getItem() instanceof MetaTool ) )
+		if( a.getItem() == b.getItem() && ( a.getItem().isDamageable() || Platform.isModLoaded( "gregtech" ) && a.getItem() instanceof MetaTool ) )
 		{
 			if( mode == FuzzyMode.IGNORE_ALL )
 			{
@@ -369,7 +371,7 @@ public final class AEItemStack extends AEStack<IAEItemStack> implements IAEItemS
 				{
 					return true;
 				}
-				else if( a.getItem() instanceof MetaTool )
+				else if( Platform.isModLoaded( "gregtech" ) && a.getItem() instanceof MetaTool )
 				{
 					return a.getItemDamage() == b.getItemDamage();
 				}
@@ -380,7 +382,7 @@ public final class AEItemStack extends AEStack<IAEItemStack> implements IAEItemS
 				{
 					return a.getItemDamage() > 1 == b.getItemDamage() > 1;
 				}
-				else if( a.getItem() instanceof MetaTool )
+				else if( Platform.isModLoaded( "gregtech" ) && a.getItem() instanceof MetaTool )
 				{
 					return ( (MetaTool) a.getItem() ).getItemDamage( a ) == ( (MetaTool) b.getItem() ).getItemDamage( b );
 				}
@@ -394,7 +396,7 @@ public final class AEItemStack extends AEStack<IAEItemStack> implements IAEItemS
 					percentDamageOfA = (float) a.getItemDamage() / a.getMaxDamage();
 					percentDamageOfB = (float) b.getItemDamage() / b.getMaxDamage();
 				}
-				else if( a.getItem() instanceof MetaTool )
+				else if( Platform.isModLoaded( "gregtech" ) && a.getItem() instanceof MetaTool )
 				{
 					percentDamageOfA = (float) ( (MetaTool) a.getItem() ).getItemDamage( a ) / ( (MetaTool) a.getItem() ).getMaxItemDamage( a );
 					percentDamageOfB = (float) ( (MetaTool) b.getItem() ).getItemDamage( b ) / ( (MetaTool) b.getItem() ).getMaxItemDamage( b );
diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/util/item/FuzzyItemVariantList.java b/src/main/java/appeng/util/item/FuzzyItemVariantList.java
index 38ace9466..ada6206bc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/util/item/FuzzyItemVariantList.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/util/item/FuzzyItemVariantList.java
@@ -25,9 +25,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import appeng.util.Platform;
 import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
 
-import gregtech.api.items.toolitem.ToolMetaItem;
 import gregtech.common.items.MetaTool;
-import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.objects.ObjectCollection;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 
 import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.objects.Object2ObjectAVLTreeMap;
@@ -167,22 +165,23 @@ class FuzzyItemVariantList extends ItemVariantList
 	 */
 	static ItemDamageBound makeLowerBound( final ItemStack stack, final FuzzyMode fuzzy )
 	{
-		Preconditions.checkState( stack.getItem().isDamageable() || stack.getItem() instanceof MetaTool, "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;
+		int maxDamage;
+		if( Platform.isModLoaded( "gregtech" ) && stack.getItem() instanceof MetaTool )
+		{
+			maxDamage = ( (MetaTool) stack.getItem() ).getMaxItemDamage( stack );
+			damage = ( (MetaTool) stack.getItem() ).getItemDamage( stack );
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			maxDamage = stack.getMaxDamage();
+			damage = stack.getItemDamage();
+		}
+
 		if( fuzzy == FuzzyMode.IGNORE_ALL )
 		{
-			int maxDamage;
-			if( stack.getItem() instanceof MetaTool )
-			{
-				maxDamage = ( (MetaTool) stack.getItem() ).getMaxItemDamage( stack );
-				damage = ( (MetaTool) stack.getItem() ).getItemDamage( stack );
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				maxDamage = stack.getMaxDamage();
-				damage = stack.getItemDamage();
-			}
 			if( maxDamage != 0 )
 			{
 				damage = maxDamage;
@@ -190,8 +189,8 @@ class FuzzyItemVariantList extends ItemVariantList
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			final int breakpoint = fuzzy.calculateBreakPoint( stack.getItem().isDamageable() ? stack.getMaxDamage() : ( (MetaTool) stack.getItem() ).getMaxItemDamage( stack ) );
-			damage = stack.getItem().isDamageable() ? stack.getItemDamage() : ( (MetaTool) stack.getItem() ).getItemDamage( stack ) <= breakpoint ? breakpoint : stack.getItem().isDamageable() ? stack.getMaxDamage() : ( (MetaTool) stack.getItem() ).getMaxItemDamage( stack );
+			final int breakpoint = fuzzy.calculateBreakPoint( maxDamage );
+			damage = damage <= breakpoint ? breakpoint : maxDamage;
 		}
 
 		return new ItemDamageBound( damage );
@@ -203,7 +202,7 @@ class FuzzyItemVariantList extends ItemVariantList
 	 */
 	static ItemDamageBound makeUpperBound( final ItemStack stack, final FuzzyMode fuzzy )
 	{
-		Preconditions.checkState( stack.getItem().isDamageable() || stack.getItem() instanceof MetaTool, "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 )
@@ -212,8 +211,20 @@ class FuzzyItemVariantList extends ItemVariantList
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			final int breakpoint = fuzzy.calculateBreakPoint( stack.getItem().isDamageable() ? stack.getMaxDamage() : ( (MetaTool) stack.getItem() ).getMaxItemDamage( stack ) );
-			damage = stack.getItem().isDamageable() ? stack.getItemDamage() : ( (MetaTool) stack.getItem() ).getItemDamage( stack ) <= breakpoint ? MIN_DAMAGE_VALUE : breakpoint;
+			int maxDamage;
+			if( Platform.isModLoaded( "gregtech" ) && stack.getItem() instanceof MetaTool )
+			{
+				maxDamage = ( (MetaTool) stack.getItem() ).getMaxItemDamage( stack );
+				damage = ( (MetaTool) stack.getItem() ).getItemDamage( stack );
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				maxDamage = stack.getMaxDamage();
+				damage = stack.getItemDamage();
+			}
+
+			final int breakpoint = fuzzy.calculateBreakPoint( maxDamage );
+			damage = damage <= breakpoint ? MIN_DAMAGE_VALUE : breakpoint;
 		}
 
 		return new ItemDamageBound( damage );
diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/util/item/ItemList.java b/src/main/java/appeng/util/item/ItemList.java
index ca1bb6da8..044dcbbee 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/util/item/ItemList.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/util/item/ItemList.java
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ public final class ItemList implements IItemList<IAEItemStack>
 
 	private ItemVariantList makeRecordMap( Item item )
 	{
-		if( item.isDamageable() || item instanceof MetaTool )
+		if( item.isDamageable() || ( Platform.isModLoaded( "gregtech" ) && item instanceof MetaTool ) )
 		{
 			return new FuzzyItemVariantList();
 		}