diff --git a/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/Quester.java b/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/Quester.java
index 0ec1885f7..37a52a5da 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/Quester.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/Quester.java
@@ -390,9 +390,9 @@ public class Quester {
 			for (ItemStack e2 : getQuestData(quest).blocksBroken) {
 				if (e2.getType().equals(e.getType()) && e2.getDurability() == e.getDurability()) {
 					if (e2.getAmount() < e.getAmount()) {
-						unfinishedObjectives.add(ChatColor.GREEN + Lang.get(getPlayer(), "break") + " " + Items.itemByType(e2.getType()).getName() + ChatColor.GREEN + ": " + e2.getAmount() + "/" + e.getAmount());
+						unfinishedObjectives.add(ChatColor.GREEN + Lang.get(getPlayer(), "break") + " " + Items.itemByType(e2.getType(), e2.getData().getData()).getName() + ChatColor.GREEN + ": " + e2.getAmount() + "/" + e.getAmount());
 					} else {
-						finishedObjectives.add(ChatColor.GRAY + Lang.get(getPlayer(), "break") + " " + Items.itemByType(e2.getType()).getName() + ChatColor.GRAY + ": " + e2.getAmount() + "/" + e.getAmount());
+						finishedObjectives.add(ChatColor.GRAY + Lang.get(getPlayer(), "break") + " " + Items.itemByType(e2.getType(), e2.getData().getData()).getName() + ChatColor.GRAY + ": " + e2.getAmount() + "/" + e.getAmount());
 					}
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/Quests.java b/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/Quests.java
index 52690cfde..a8931a4c4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/Quests.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/Quests.java
@@ -2014,17 +2014,7 @@ public class Quests extends JavaPlugin implements ConversationAbandonedListener
 					return quester;
 				}
 			}
-			
-			if (!questerBlacklist.contains(id.toString())) {
-				getLogger().log(Level.WARNING, "Quester data for UUID \"" + id.toString() + "\" not stored. Attempting manual data retrieval...");
-			}
-			
-			if (quester.loadData() == false && !questerBlacklist.contains(id.toString())) {
-				getLogger().info("Quester not found for UUID \"" + id.toString() + "\". Consider adding them to the Quester blacklist.");
-			} else {
-				if (!questerBlacklist.contains(id.toString())) {
-					getLogger().log(Level.INFO, "Manual data retrieval succeeded for UUID \"" + id.toString() + "\"");
-				}
+			if (quester.loadData() == true) {
 				questers.put(id, quester);
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/util/ItemUtil.java b/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/util/ItemUtil.java
index acb53a563..1ff0f0f52 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/util/ItemUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/util/ItemUtil.java
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ import net.milkbowl.vault.item.Items;
 
 public class ItemUtil {
 
-	static Quests plugin;
-
 	/**
 	 * Will compare stacks by name, amount, data, display name/lore and enchantments
 	 *
@@ -82,8 +80,14 @@ public class ItemUtil {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Formats -> name-name:amount-amount:data-data:enchantment-enchantment level:displayname-displayname:lore-lore:
-	// Returns null if invalid format
+	/**
+	 * Get ItemStack from formatted string. See serialize() for reverse function.
+	 * 
+	 * <p>Supplied format = name-name:amount-amount:data-data:enchantment-enchantment level:displayname-displayname:lore-lore:
+	 * 
+	 * @param data formatted string
+	 * @return ItemStack, or null if invalid format
+	 */
 	public static ItemStack readItemStack(String data) {
 		if (data == null) {
 			return null;
@@ -94,7 +98,6 @@ public class ItemUtil {
 		LinkedList<String> lore = new LinkedList<String>();
 		for (String arg : args) {
 			if (arg.startsWith("name-")) {
-				// Attempt to match item name. Returns null if invalid format
 				try {
 					stack = new ItemStack(Material.matchMaterial(arg.substring(5)));
 				} catch (NullPointerException npe) {
@@ -124,6 +127,14 @@ public class ItemUtil {
 		return stack;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Get formatted string from ItemStack. See readItemStack() for reverse function.
+	 * 
+	 * <p>Returned format = name-name:amount-amount:data-data:enchantment-enchantment level:displayname-displayname:lore-lore:
+	 * 
+	 * @param is ItemStack
+	 * @return formatted string, or null if invalid stack
+	 */
 	public static String serialize(ItemStack is) {
 		String serial;
 		if (is == null) {
@@ -207,6 +218,12 @@ public class ItemUtil {
 		return text;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Ensures that an ItemStack if a valid, non-AIR material
+	 * 
+	 * @param is ItemStack to check
+	 * @return true if stack is not null or Material.AIR
+	 */
 	public static boolean isItem(ItemStack is) {
 		if (is == null)
 			return false;
@@ -215,6 +232,12 @@ public class ItemUtil {
 		return true;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Checks whether an ItemStack is a Quest Journal based on book title
+	 * 
+	 * @param is IemsStack to check
+	 * @return true if display name equals colored journal title
+	 */
 	public static boolean isJournal(ItemStack is) {
 		if (is == null)
 			return false;