diff --git a/ChestsPlusPlus_Main/src/main/java/com/jamesdpeters/minecraft/chests/interfaces/VirtualCraftingHolder.java b/ChestsPlusPlus_Main/src/main/java/com/jamesdpeters/minecraft/chests/interfaces/VirtualCraftingHolder.java
index 3a6ff72..e42adc2 100644
--- a/ChestsPlusPlus_Main/src/main/java/com/jamesdpeters/minecraft/chests/interfaces/VirtualCraftingHolder.java
+++ b/ChestsPlusPlus_Main/src/main/java/com/jamesdpeters/minecraft/chests/interfaces/VirtualCraftingHolder.java
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ public class VirtualCraftingHolder implements InventoryHolder {
         HashMap<Integer, ItemStack> map = tempOutput.addItem(craftingResult.result());
 
         boolean isEmpty = Arrays.stream(craftingResult.matrixResult())
-                .anyMatch(itemStack -> (itemStack == null || itemStack.getType() == Material.AIR));
+                .allMatch(itemStack -> (itemStack == null || itemStack.getType() == Material.AIR));
 
         // Add any leftover items from the recipe e.g buckets.
         HashMap<Integer, ItemStack> craftingMatrixLeftOvers =
diff --git a/ChestsPlusPlus_Main/src/main/java/com/jamesdpeters/minecraft/chests/serialize/RecipeSerializable.java b/ChestsPlusPlus_Main/src/main/java/com/jamesdpeters/minecraft/chests/serialize/RecipeSerializable.java
index 85864d0..e700b01 100644
--- a/ChestsPlusPlus_Main/src/main/java/com/jamesdpeters/minecraft/chests/serialize/RecipeSerializable.java
+++ b/ChestsPlusPlus_Main/src/main/java/com/jamesdpeters/minecraft/chests/serialize/RecipeSerializable.java
@@ -37,8 +37,12 @@ public class RecipeSerializable implements ConfigurationSerializable {
     public RecipeSerializable(Map<String, Object> map) {
         Object obj = map.get("items");
         if (obj != null) {
-            //noinspection unchecked
-            items = (ItemStack[]) obj;
+            if (obj instanceof ItemStack[] itemArray) {
+                items = itemArray;
+            } else {
+                //noinspection unchecked
+                items = ((List<ItemStack>)obj).toArray(new ItemStack[9]);
+            }
         }
 
         //noinspection deprecation