diff --git a/src/main/java/com/songoda/ultimatestacker/tasks/StackingTask.java b/src/main/java/com/songoda/ultimatestacker/tasks/StackingTask.java
index 17291f5..5e2647b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/songoda/ultimatestacker/tasks/StackingTask.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/songoda/ultimatestacker/tasks/StackingTask.java
@@ -146,9 +146,11 @@ public class StackingTask extends BukkitRunnable {
         int maxEntityStackSize = getEntityStackSize(livingEntity);
 
         // Get similar entities around our entity and make sure those entities are both compatible and stackable.
-        List<LivingEntity> stackableFriends = plugin.getEntityUtils().getSimilarEntitiesAroundEntity(livingEntity, location)
-                .stream().filter(entity -> isEntityStackable(entity, location))
-                .collect(Collectors.toCollection(LinkedList::new));
+        List<LivingEntity> stackableFriends = new LinkedList<>();
+        for (LivingEntity entity : plugin.getEntityUtils().getSimilarEntitiesAroundEntity(livingEntity, location)) {
+            if (!isEntityStackable(entity, location)) continue;
+            stackableFriends.add(entity);
+        }
 
         // Loop through our similar stackable entities.
         for (LivingEntity entity : stackableFriends) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/songoda/ultimatestacker/utils/EntityUtils.java b/src/main/java/com/songoda/ultimatestacker/utils/EntityUtils.java
index 57c2617..7497071 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/songoda/ultimatestacker/utils/EntityUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/songoda/ultimatestacker/utils/EntityUtils.java
@@ -254,9 +254,12 @@ public class EntityUtils {
 
     public List<LivingEntity> getSimilarEntitiesAroundEntity(LivingEntity initialEntity, Location location) {
         // Create a list of all entities around the initial entity of the same type.
-        List<LivingEntity> entityList = getNearbyEntities(location, searchRadius, stackWholeChunk)
-                .stream().filter(entity -> entity.getType() == initialEntity.getType() && entity != initialEntity)
-                .collect(Collectors.toCollection(LinkedList::new));
+        List<LivingEntity> entityList = new LinkedList<>();
+        for (LivingEntity entity : getNearbyEntities(location, searchRadius, stackWholeChunk)) {
+            if (entity.getType() != initialEntity.getType() || entity == initialEntity)
+                continue;
+            entityList.add(entity);
+        }
 
         if (stackFlyingDown && Methods.canFly(initialEntity))
             entityList.removeIf(entity -> entity.getLocation().getY() > initialEntity.getLocation().getY());