diff --git a/src/main/java/ellpeck/actuallyadditions/event/InitEvents.java b/src/main/java/ellpeck/actuallyadditions/event/InitEvents.java
index b8ba35e2c..36469c573 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ellpeck/actuallyadditions/event/InitEvents.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ellpeck/actuallyadditions/event/InitEvents.java
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import cpw.mods.fml.common.Loader;
 import ellpeck.actuallyadditions.config.values.ConfigBoolValues;
 import ellpeck.actuallyadditions.nei.NeiScreenEvents;
 import ellpeck.actuallyadditions.update.UpdateCheckerClientNotifier;
-import ellpeck.actuallyadditions.util.CompatUtil;
 import ellpeck.actuallyadditions.util.ModUtil;
 import ellpeck.actuallyadditions.util.Util;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.MinecraftForge;
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ public class InitEvents{
         Util.registerEvent(new TooltipEvent());
         Util.registerEvent(new RenderPlayerEventAA());
 
-        if(Loader.isModLoaded(CompatUtil.NEI_MOD_ID)){
+        if(Loader.isModLoaded("NotEnoughItems")){
             Util.registerEvent(new NeiScreenEvents());
         }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/ellpeck/actuallyadditions/nei/NeiScreenEvents.java b/src/main/java/ellpeck/actuallyadditions/nei/NeiScreenEvents.java
index 487a26d85..9400dec81 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ellpeck/actuallyadditions/nei/NeiScreenEvents.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ellpeck/actuallyadditions/nei/NeiScreenEvents.java
@@ -12,12 +12,10 @@ package ellpeck.actuallyadditions.nei;
 
 import codechicken.nei.recipe.GuiRecipe;
 import codechicken.nei.recipe.IRecipeHandler;
-import cpw.mods.fml.common.Optional;
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.eventhandler.SubscribeEvent;
 import ellpeck.actuallyadditions.booklet.GuiBooklet;
 import ellpeck.actuallyadditions.booklet.InitBooklet;
 import ellpeck.actuallyadditions.booklet.page.BookletPage;
-import ellpeck.actuallyadditions.util.CompatUtil;
 import ellpeck.actuallyadditions.util.ItemUtil;
 import ellpeck.actuallyadditions.util.StringUtil;
 import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
@@ -30,7 +28,6 @@ public class NeiScreenEvents{
     private static final int NEI_BUTTON_ID = 123782;
     private GuiBooklet.TexturedButton neiButton;
 
-    @Optional.Method(modid = CompatUtil.NEI_MOD_ID)
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     @SubscribeEvent
     public void onInitGuiForNEI(GuiScreenEvent.InitGuiEvent event){
@@ -53,11 +50,11 @@ public class NeiScreenEvents{
             };
 
             event.buttonList.add(this.neiButton);
-            this.neiButton.visible = theGui.getCurrentRecipeHandlers().get(theGui.recipetype) instanceof INeiRecipeHandler;
+            IRecipeHandler handler = theGui.getCurrentRecipeHandlers().get(theGui.recipetype);
+            this.neiButton.visible = handler instanceof INeiRecipeHandler && ((INeiRecipeHandler)handler).getStackForInfo() != null;
         }
     }
 
-    @Optional.Method(modid = CompatUtil.NEI_MOD_ID)
     @SubscribeEvent
     public void guiPostAction(GuiScreenEvent.ActionPerformedEvent.Post event){
         if(this.neiButton != null && event.gui instanceof GuiRecipe){
diff --git a/src/main/java/ellpeck/actuallyadditions/util/CompatUtil.java b/src/main/java/ellpeck/actuallyadditions/util/CompatUtil.java
index cd0e29196..56c905d05 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ellpeck/actuallyadditions/util/CompatUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ellpeck/actuallyadditions/util/CompatUtil.java
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound;
 
 public class CompatUtil{
 
-    public static final String NEI_MOD_ID = "NotEnoughItems";
-
     public static void registerMFRPlant(Block block){
         FMLInterModComms.sendMessage("MineFactoryReloaded", "registerHarvestable_Crop", new ItemStack(block, 1, 7));