diff --git a/src/main/java/com/soliddowant/gregtechenergistics/covers/CoverAE2Stocker.java b/src/main/java/com/soliddowant/gregtechenergistics/covers/CoverAE2Stocker.java
index f7fcf2a..4cd5df3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/soliddowant/gregtechenergistics/covers/CoverAE2Stocker.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/soliddowant/gregtechenergistics/covers/CoverAE2Stocker.java
@@ -432,7 +432,10 @@ protected LinkedList<IAEItemStack> getNonFluidStacksFromItems(IAEItemStack[] aeI
             return null;
 
         Stream<IAEItemStack> items = Arrays.stream(aeItemStacks)
-                .filter(item -> item.getStackSize() > 0);
+                .filter(item -> {
+                        if(item == null){return false;}
+                        return item.getStackSize() > 0;
+                });
 
         if (shouldUseFluids())
             items = items.filter(item -> !(FluidEncoderBehaviour.hasFluidStack(item.getDefinition())));
@@ -1264,4 +1267,4 @@ public IAEItemStack injectCraftedItems(ICraftingLink link, IAEItemStack items, A
     public void jobStateChange(ICraftingLink link) {
         craftingTracker.jobStateChange(link);
     }
-}
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+}