diff --git a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/metatileentity/implementations/GT_MetaTileEntity_BasicMachine.java b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/metatileentity/implementations/GT_MetaTileEntity_BasicMachine.java
index c67a5564cce..5de80c5cb67 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/metatileentity/implementations/GT_MetaTileEntity_BasicMachine.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/metatileentity/implementations/GT_MetaTileEntity_BasicMachine.java
@@ -590,8 +590,7 @@ public void saveNBTData(NBTTagCompound aNBT) {
         if (mFluidOut != null) aNBT.setTag("mFluidOut", mFluidOut.writeToNBT(new NBTTagCompound()));
 
         for (int i = 0; i < mOutputItems.length; i++)
-            if (mOutputItems[i] != null)
-                aNBT.setTag("mOutputItem" + i, mOutputItems[i].writeToNBT(new NBTTagCompound()));
+            if (mOutputItems[i] != null) GT_Utility.saveItem(aNBT, "mOutputItem" + i, mOutputItems[i]);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/metatileentity/implementations/GT_MetaTileEntity_MultiBlockBase.java b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/metatileentity/implementations/GT_MetaTileEntity_MultiBlockBase.java
index 55385c64735..ae08a5eb029 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/metatileentity/implementations/GT_MetaTileEntity_MultiBlockBase.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/metatileentity/implementations/GT_MetaTileEntity_MultiBlockBase.java
@@ -195,9 +195,7 @@ public void saveNBTData(NBTTagCompound aNBT) {
             aNBT.setInteger("mOutputItemsLength", mOutputItems.length);
             for (int i = 0; i < mOutputItems.length; i++)
                 if (mOutputItems[i] != null) {
-                    NBTTagCompound tNBT = new NBTTagCompound();
-                    mOutputItems[i].writeToNBT(tNBT);
-                    aNBT.setTag("mOutputItem" + i, tNBT);
+                    GT_Utility.saveItem(aNBT, "mOutputItem" + i, mOutputItems[i]);
                 }
         }
         if (mOutputFluids != null) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/util/GT_Utility.java b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/util/GT_Utility.java
index 462324dd609..b2858d605ae 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/util/GT_Utility.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/util/GT_Utility.java
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@
 import net.minecraftforge.common.DimensionManager;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.MinecraftForge;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.util.BlockSnapshot;
+import net.minecraftforge.common.util.Constants;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.util.FakePlayer;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.util.FakePlayerFactory;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.util.ForgeDirection;
@@ -2904,7 +2905,29 @@ public static FluidStack loadFluid(NBTTagCompound aNBT, String aTagName) {
      */
     public static ItemStack loadItem(NBTTagCompound aNBT) {
         if (aNBT == null) return null;
-        return GT_OreDictUnificator.get(true, ItemStack.loadItemStackFromNBT(aNBT));
+        ItemStack tRawStack = ItemStack.loadItemStackFromNBT(aNBT);
+        int tRealStackSize = 0;
+        if (tRawStack != null && aNBT.hasKey("Count", Constants.NBT.TAG_INT)) {
+            tRealStackSize = aNBT.getInteger("Count");
+            tRawStack.stackSize = tRealStackSize;
+        } else if (tRawStack != null) {
+            tRealStackSize = tRawStack.stackSize;
+        }
+        ItemStack tRet = GT_OreDictUnificator.get(true, tRawStack);
+        if (tRet != null) tRet.stackSize = tRealStackSize;
+        return tRet;
+    }
+
+    public static void saveItem(NBTTagCompound aParentTag, String aTagName, ItemStack aStack) {
+        if (aStack != null) aParentTag.setTag(aTagName, saveItem(aStack));
+    }
+
+    public static NBTTagCompound saveItem(ItemStack aStack) {
+        if (aStack == null) return new NBTTagCompound();
+        NBTTagCompound t = new NBTTagCompound();
+        aStack.writeToNBT(t);
+        if (aStack.stackSize > Byte.MAX_VALUE) t.setInteger("Count", aStack.stackSize);
+        return t;
     }
 
     /**