diff --git a/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/api/Constants.java b/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/api/Constants.java
index 9da1c47f..03eee4a6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/api/Constants.java
+++ b/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/api/Constants.java
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ public class Constants
     public static class Misc
     {
         public static final int POTION_ARRAY_SIZE = 256;
+        public static final float ALTERED_STEP_HEIGHT = 1.00314159f;
     }
 
     public enum BloodMagicItem
diff --git a/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/block/BlockAltar.java b/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/block/BlockAltar.java
index 75aab086..2e01b83c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/block/BlockAltar.java
+++ b/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/block/BlockAltar.java
@@ -167,9 +167,13 @@ public class BlockAltar extends BlockContainer implements IVariantProvider, IDoc
     @Override
     public void breakBlock(World world, BlockPos blockPos, IBlockState blockState)
     {
-        TileAltar tileAltar = (TileAltar) world.getTileEntity(blockPos);
-        if (tileAltar != null)
-            tileAltar.dropItems();
+        TileEntity tile = world.getTileEntity(blockPos);
+        if (tile instanceof TileAltar)
+        {
+            TileAltar tileAltar = (TileAltar) world.getTileEntity(blockPos);
+            if (tileAltar != null)
+                tileAltar.dropItems();
+        }
 
         super.breakBlock(world, blockPos, blockState);
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/livingArmour/upgrade/LivingArmourUpgradeStepAssist.java b/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/livingArmour/upgrade/LivingArmourUpgradeStepAssist.java
index 13e1648d..9971a7cf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/livingArmour/upgrade/LivingArmourUpgradeStepAssist.java
+++ b/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/livingArmour/upgrade/LivingArmourUpgradeStepAssist.java
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound;
 public class LivingArmourUpgradeStepAssist extends LivingArmourUpgrade
 {
     public static final int[] costs = new int[] { 20 };
-    public static final float[] assist = new float[] { 1 };
+    public static final float[] assist = new float[] { Constants.Misc.ALTERED_STEP_HEIGHT };
 
 //    public static final double[] speedModifier = new double[] { 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.7, 0.9, 1.1, 1.3, 1.5 };
 //    public static final int[] sprintSpeedTime = new int[] { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 20, 60, 60, 100, 200 };
diff --git a/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/tile/TileAlchemyArray.java b/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/tile/TileAlchemyArray.java
index 4f99ade0..2242512f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/tile/TileAlchemyArray.java
+++ b/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/tile/TileAlchemyArray.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class TileAlchemyArray extends TileInventory implements ITickable
         super.writeToNBT(tagCompound);
         tagCompound.setBoolean("isActive", isActive);
         tagCompound.setInteger("activeCounter", activeCounter);
-        tagCompound.setString("key", key);
+        tagCompound.setString("key", key == "" ? "empty" : key);
 
         NBTTagCompound arrayTag = new NBTTagCompound();
         if (arrayEffect != null)
diff --git a/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/util/handler/event/LivingArmourHandler.java b/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/util/handler/event/LivingArmourHandler.java
index 54bcaa78..cb17c346 100644
--- a/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/util/handler/event/LivingArmourHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/util/handler/event/LivingArmourHandler.java
@@ -98,12 +98,13 @@ public class LivingArmourHandler
         if (event.getEntityLiving() instanceof EntityPlayer)
         {
             EntityPlayer player = (EntityPlayer) event.getEntityLiving();
+            boolean hasAssist = false;
             if (event.getEntityLiving().isPotionActive(ModPotions.boost))
             {
-                player.stepHeight = 1.0f;
+                hasAssist = true;
+                player.stepHeight = Constants.Misc.ALTERED_STEP_HEIGHT;
             } else
             {
-                boolean hasAssist = false;
                 if (LivingArmour.hasFullSet(player))
                 {
                     ItemStack chestStack = player.getItemStackFromSlot(EntityEquipmentSlot.CHEST);
@@ -119,11 +120,11 @@ public class LivingArmourHandler
                         }
                     }
                 }
-
-                if (!hasAssist)
-                    player.stepHeight = 0.6f;
             }
 
+            if (!hasAssist && player.stepHeight == Constants.Misc.ALTERED_STEP_HEIGHT)
+                player.stepHeight = 0.6f;
+
             float percentIncrease = 0;
 
             if (LivingArmour.hasFullSet(player))