diff --git a/src/main/java/com/meteor/extrabotany/common/items/lens/LensSmelt.java b/src/main/java/com/meteor/extrabotany/common/items/lens/LensSmelt.java
index ccb8cad3..2c059e3b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/meteor/extrabotany/common/items/lens/LensSmelt.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/meteor/extrabotany/common/items/lens/LensSmelt.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public boolean collideBurst(IManaBurst burst, RayTraceResult rtr, boolean isMana
 
                     IRecipe<?> irecipe = world.getRecipeManager().getRecipe(IRecipeType.SMELTING, new Inventory(new ItemStack(block)),world).orElse(null);
 
-                    if(!irecipe.getRecipeOutput().isEmpty()) {
+                    if(irecipe != null || !irecipe.getRecipeOutput().isEmpty()) {
 
                         world.removeBlock(collidePos, false);
                         if (ConfigHandler.COMMON.blockBreakParticles.get()) {