diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/container/SpellbookScreenHandler.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/container/SpellbookScreenHandler.java
index af24c961..345412b8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/container/SpellbookScreenHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/container/SpellbookScreenHandler.java
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ public class SpellbookScreenHandler extends ScreenHandler {
                         .findFirst()
                         .filter(recipe -> result.shouldCraftRecipe(world, (ServerPlayerEntity)this.inventory.player, recipe))
                         .map(recipe -> recipe.craft(input))
-                        .orElse(input.getTraits().applyTo(UItems.BOTCHED_GEM.getDefaultStack())) : ItemStack.EMPTY;
+                        .orElseGet(this::getFallbackStack) : ItemStack.EMPTY;
                 outputSlot.setStack(resultStack);
 
                 setPreviousTrackedSlot(outputSlot.id, resultStack);
@@ -175,6 +175,15 @@ public class SpellbookScreenHandler extends ScreenHandler {
         });
     }
 
+    private ItemStack getFallbackStack() {
+        ItemStack gemStack = gemSlot.getStack();
+        if (gemStack.isOf(UItems.GEMSTONE) || gemStack.isOf(UItems.BOTCHED_GEM)) {
+            return input.getTraits().applyTo(UItems.BOTCHED_GEM.getDefaultStack());
+        }
+
+        return ItemStack.EMPTY;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public ItemStack transferSlot(PlayerEntity player, int index) {
         Slot sourceSlot = slots.get(index);