diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/InventoryWorkaround.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/InventoryWorkaround.java
index e163cfb58..9aee4033c 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/InventoryWorkaround.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/InventoryWorkaround.java
@@ -103,6 +103,11 @@ public final class InventoryWorkaround
 		for (int i = 0; i < combined.length; i++)
 		{
 			final ItemStack item = combined[i];
+			if (item == null)
+			{
+				continue;
+			}
+			
 			while (true)
 			{
 				// Do we already have a stack of it?