diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/core/features/registries/inscriber/InscriberRegistry.java b/src/main/java/appeng/core/features/registries/inscriber/InscriberRegistry.java
index 3e4723fae..7bd3e33b2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/core/features/registries/inscriber/InscriberRegistry.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/core/features/registries/inscriber/InscriberRegistry.java
@@ -92,8 +92,6 @@ public final class InscriberRegistry implements IInscriberRegistry
 
 		if( this.recipes.add( recipe ) )
 		{
-			this.recipes.add( recipe );
-
 			recipe.getTopOptional().ifPresent( this.optionals::add );
 			recipe.getBottomOptional().ifPresent( this.optionals::add );
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/recipes/RecipeHandler.java b/src/main/java/appeng/recipes/RecipeHandler.java
index f2eca06dd..aba06616d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/recipes/RecipeHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/recipes/RecipeHandler.java
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ public class RecipeHandler implements IRecipeHandler
 					}
 				}
 			}
-			catch( final Throwable e )
+			catch( final RegistrationError e )
 			{
 				AELog.warn( "Unable to register a recipe: " + e.getMessage() );
 				if( this.data.exceptions )
diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/recipes/handlers/Inscribe.java b/src/main/java/appeng/recipes/handlers/Inscribe.java
index 58a177f79..d92cffce9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/recipes/handlers/Inscribe.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/recipes/handlers/Inscribe.java
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import appeng.api.AEApi;
 import appeng.api.exceptions.MissingIngredientError;
 import appeng.api.exceptions.RegistrationError;
-import appeng.api.features.IInscriberRecipe;
 import appeng.api.features.IInscriberRecipeBuilder;
 import appeng.api.features.InscriberProcessType;
 
@@ -59,18 +58,22 @@ public final class Inscribe extends InscriberProcess
 		final ItemStack[] realInput = this.getImprintable().getItemStackSet();
 		final List<ItemStack> inputs = new ArrayList<>( realInput.length );
 		Collections.addAll( inputs, realInput );
-		final ItemStack top = ( this.getTopOptional() == null ) ? ItemStack.EMPTY : this.getTopOptional().getItemStack();
-		final ItemStack bot = ( this.getBotOptional() == null ) ? ItemStack.EMPTY : this.getBotOptional().getItemStack();
 		final ItemStack output = this.getOutput().getItemStack();
 		final InscriberProcessType type = InscriberProcessType.INSCRIBE;
 
-		final IInscriberRecipe recipe = builder.withInputs( inputs )
+		builder.withInputs( inputs )
 				.withOutput( output )
-				.withTopOptional( top )
-				.withBottomOptional( bot )
-				.withProcessType( type )
-				.build();
+				.withProcessType( type );
 
-		AEApi.instance().registries().inscriber().addRecipe( recipe );
+		if( this.getTopOptional() != null && !this.getTopOptional().getItemStack().isEmpty() )
+		{
+			builder.withTopOptional( this.getTopOptional().getItemStack() );
+		}
+		if( this.getBotOptional() != null && !this.getBotOptional().getItemStack().isEmpty() )
+		{
+			builder.withBottomOptional( this.getBotOptional().getItemStack() );
+		}
+
+		AEApi.instance().registries().inscriber().addRecipe( builder.build() );
 	}
 }