diff --git a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/util/GT_Utility.java b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/util/GT_Utility.java
index c6d1ab52..6f056650 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/util/GT_Utility.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/util/GT_Utility.java
@@ -1045,15 +1045,35 @@ public class GT_Utility {
     }
 
     public static boolean isOpaqueBlock(World aWorld, int aX, int aY, int aZ) {
-        return aWorld.getBlock(aX, aY, aZ).isOpaqueCube();
+        boolean result;
+        try {
+              result=aWorld.getBlock(aX, aY, aZ).isOpaqueCube();
+                 } catch (Throwable e) {
+                     result=true;
+                 }
+                 return result;
+
     }
 
     public static boolean isBlockAir(World aWorld, int aX, int aY, int aZ) {
-        return aWorld.getBlock(aX, aY, aZ).isAir(aWorld, aX, aY, aZ);
-    }
+         boolean result;
+         try {
+                 result=aWorld.getBlock(aX, aY, aZ).isAir(aWorld, aX, aY, aZ);
+                     } catch (Throwable e) {
+                         result=false;
+                     }
+                 return result;
+  }
 
     public static boolean hasBlockHitBox(World aWorld, int aX, int aY, int aZ) {
-        return aWorld.getBlock(aX, aY, aZ).getCollisionBoundingBoxFromPool(aWorld, aX, aY, aZ) != null;
+          boolean result;
+          try {
+              result=aWorld.getBlock(aX, aY, aZ).getCollisionBoundingBoxFromPool(aWorld, aX, aY, aZ) != null;
+                     } catch (Throwable e) {
+                         result=false;
+                     }
+                 return result;
+
     }
 
     public static void setCoordsOnFire(World aWorld, int aX, int aY, int aZ, boolean aReplaceCenter) {