diff --git a/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/core/data/Binding.java b/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/core/data/Binding.java
index e8182e9a..f288d6ae 100644
--- a/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/core/data/Binding.java
+++ b/src/main/java/WayofTime/bloodmagic/core/data/Binding.java
@@ -57,9 +57,12 @@ public class Binding implements INBTSerializable<NBTTagCompound> {
 
     @Nullable
     public static Binding fromStack(ItemStack stack) {
-        if (!stack.hasTagCompound()) // Definitely hasn't been bound yet.
+//        if (!stack.hasTagCompound()) // Definitely hasn't been bound yet.
+//            return null;
+        if (stack.getTagCompound() == null) // hasTagCompound doesn't work on empty stacks with tags
             return null;
 
+
         NBTBase bindingTag = stack.getTagCompound().getTag("binding");
         if (bindingTag == null || bindingTag.getId() != 10 || bindingTag.hasNoTags()) // Make sure it's both a tag compound and that it has actual data.
             return null;
@@ -68,4 +71,9 @@ public class Binding implements INBTSerializable<NBTTagCompound> {
         binding.deserializeNBT((NBTTagCompound) bindingTag);
         return binding;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "Binding{" + "uuid=" + uuid + ", name='" + name + '\'' + '}';
+    }
 }