diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/me/storage/ItemCellInventory.java b/src/main/java/appeng/me/storage/ItemCellInventory.java
index 2fa3742ab..89ca068b7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/me/storage/ItemCellInventory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/me/storage/ItemCellInventory.java
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public class ItemCellInventory extends AbstractCellInventory<IAEItemStack>
 		// any NBT data for empty cells instead of relying on an empty IItemContainer
 		if( ItemCellInventory.isStorageCell( input.getDefinition() ) )
 		{
-			final IMEInventory meInventory = getCell( input.getDefinition(), null );
+			final IMEInventory meInventory = getCell( input.createItemStack(), null );
 			if( meInventory != null && !this.isEmpty( meInventory ) )
 			{
 				return input;