diff --git a/src/Blacklist.java b/src/Blacklist.java
index eadb28e4..c773384f 100644
--- a/src/Blacklist.java
+++ b/src/Blacklist.java
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ public class Blacklist {
      */
     private BlacklistLogger blacklistLogger = new BlacklistLogger();
 
+    /**
+     * Blacklist contains on-acquire events.
+     */
+    private boolean hasOnAcquire;
+
     /**
      * Returns whether the list is empty.
      * 
@@ -277,6 +282,8 @@ public void load(File file) throws IOException {
             input = new FileReader(file);
             BufferedReader buff = new BufferedReader(input);
 
+            hasOnAcquire = false;
+
             String line;
             List<BlacklistEntry> currentEntries = null;
             while ((line = buff.readLine()) != null) {
@@ -347,6 +354,7 @@ public void load(File file) throws IOException {
                         } else if (parts[0].equalsIgnoreCase("on-drop")) {
                             entry.setDropActions(parts[1].split(","));
                         } else if (parts[0].equalsIgnoreCase("on-acquire")) {
+                            hasOnAcquire = true;
                             entry.setAcquireActions(parts[1].split(","));
                         } else if (parts[0].equalsIgnoreCase("message")) {
                             entry.setMessage(parts[1].trim());
@@ -377,4 +385,13 @@ public void load(File file) throws IOException {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Blacklist contains on-acquire events.
+     * 
+     * @return
+     */
+    public boolean hasOnAcquire() {
+        return hasOnAcquire;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/WorldGuardListener.java b/src/WorldGuardListener.java
index 0a07e3b3..9dbae88c 100644
--- a/src/WorldGuardListener.java
+++ b/src/WorldGuardListener.java
@@ -367,8 +367,10 @@ public boolean onItemDrop(Player player, Item item) {
      * @return true if you want to leave the item where it was
      */
     public boolean onItemPickUp(Player player, Item item) {
-        if (!blacklist.onSilentAcquire(item.getItemId(), player)) {
-            return true;
+        if (blacklist != null && blacklist.hasOnAcquire()) {
+            if (!blacklist.onSilentAcquire(item.getItemId(), player)) {
+                return true;
+            }
         }
 
         return false;
@@ -382,7 +384,7 @@ public boolean onItemPickUp(Player player, Item item) {
      * @return true if you want any changes to be reverted
      */
     public boolean onInventoryChange(Player player) {
-        if (blacklist != null) {
+        if (blacklist != null && blacklist.hasOnAcquire()) {
             hj[] items = player.getInventory().getArray();
             boolean needUpdate = false;