diff --git a/src/main/java/com/artillexstudios/axsmithing/gui/impl/SmithingTable_V1_16.java b/src/main/java/com/artillexstudios/axsmithing/gui/impl/SmithingTable_V1_16.java
index c4e2773..15a913f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/artillexstudios/axsmithing/gui/impl/SmithingTable_V1_16.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/artillexstudios/axsmithing/gui/impl/SmithingTable_V1_16.java
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@ private boolean checkRecipe(Inventory inventory, ItemStack finalBase, ItemStack
 
             if (recipe instanceof SmithingRecipe smithingRecipe) {
                 boolean test1 = smithingRecipe.getBase().test(finalBase);
-                if (!finalBase.hasItemMeta()) return false;
                 ItemMeta baseItemMeta = finalBase.getItemMeta();
+                if (baseItemMeta == null) return false;
                 boolean test2 = smithingRecipe.getAddition().test(finalAddition);
 
                 if (dontConvertWithModelData && baseItemMeta.hasCustomModelData()) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/artillexstudios/axsmithing/gui/impl/SmithingTable_V1_20.java b/src/main/java/com/artillexstudios/axsmithing/gui/impl/SmithingTable_V1_20.java
index b0b2829..6235c98 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/artillexstudios/axsmithing/gui/impl/SmithingTable_V1_20.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/artillexstudios/axsmithing/gui/impl/SmithingTable_V1_20.java
@@ -258,8 +258,8 @@ private boolean checkRecipe(Inventory inventory, ItemStack finalTemplate, ItemSt
             if (recipe instanceof SmithingTransformRecipe transformRecipe) {
                 boolean test1 = transformRecipe.getTemplate().test(finalTemplate);
                 boolean test2 = transformRecipe.getBase().test(finalBase);
-                if (!finalBase.hasItemMeta()) return false;
                 ItemMeta baseItemMeta = finalBase.getItemMeta();
+                if (baseItemMeta == null) return false;
                 boolean test3 = transformRecipe.getAddition().test(finalAddition);
 
                 if (dontConvertWithModelData && baseItemMeta.hasCustomModelData()) {