diff --git a/src/com/dre/brewery/listeners/InventoryListener.java b/src/com/dre/brewery/listeners/InventoryListener.java
index 990a675..2e3e01a 100644
--- a/src/com/dre/brewery/listeners/InventoryListener.java
+++ b/src/com/dre/brewery/listeners/InventoryListener.java
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 package com.dre.brewery.listeners;
 
+import org.bukkit.entity.Item;
 import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler;
 import org.bukkit.event.EventPriority;
 import org.bukkit.event.Listener;
 import org.bukkit.event.inventory.BrewEvent;
 import org.bukkit.event.inventory.InventoryClickEvent;
+import org.bukkit.event.inventory.InventoryPickupItemEvent;
 import org.bukkit.event.inventory.InventoryType;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.BrewerInventory;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.meta.PotionMeta;
@@ -80,4 +82,14 @@ public class InventoryListener implements Listener {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	
+	// block the pickup of items where getPickupDelay is > 1000 (puke)
+	@EventHandler
+	public void onInventoryPickupItem(InventoryPickupItemEvent event){
+		Item item = event.getItem();
+		
+		if (item.getPickupDelay() > 1000) {
+			event.setCancelled(true);
+		}
+	}
 }