diff --git a/src/main/java/gregtech/common/items/armor/components/ArmorComponent.java b/src/main/java/gregtech/common/items/armor/components/ArmorComponent.java
index ea2f0184..3dfcdd17 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gregtech/common/items/armor/components/ArmorComponent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gregtech/common/items/armor/components/ArmorComponent.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package gregtech.common.items.armor.components;
 
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.registry.GameRegistry;
 import gregtech.api.GregTech_API;
+import gregtech.api.util.GT_Log;
 import gregtech.api.util.GT_Utility;
 import gregtech.common.items.armor.ArmorData;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
@@ -18,27 +19,37 @@ public abstract class ArmorComponent implements IArmorComponent {
 	public static Map<String, ArmorComponent> mStacks = new HashMap<String, ArmorComponent>();
 	public Map<StatType,Float> mStat = new HashMap<StatType,Float>();
 	public Map<StatType,Boolean> mBStat = new HashMap<StatType,Boolean>();
-	
+
 	public ArmorComponent(String aName, String aOreDict, boolean aElectric, float aWeight){
-		mConfigName = aName;
-		if(!GregTech_API.sModularArmor.get( mConfigName, "Enabled", true))return;        
-		mOreDict = GregTech_API.sModularArmor.get( mConfigName, "OreDict", aOreDict);
-		mBStat.put(StatType.ELECTRIC, aElectric);
-		mOreDicts.put(aOreDict, this);
-		for(ItemStack tStack : OreDictionary.getOres(aOreDict))if(tStack!=null)mStacks.put(tStack.getUnlocalizedName(), this);
-		mStat.put(StatType.WEIGHT, (float) GregTech_API.sModularArmor.get( mConfigName, "Weight", aWeight));
+		try {
+			mConfigName = aName;
+			if(!GregTech_API.sModularArmor.get( mConfigName, "Enabled", true))return;        
+			mOreDict = GregTech_API.sModularArmor.get( mConfigName, "OreDict", aOreDict);
+			mBStat.put(StatType.ELECTRIC, aElectric);
+			mOreDicts.put(aOreDict, this);
+			for(ItemStack tStack : OreDictionary.getOres(aOreDict))if(tStack!=null)mStacks.put(tStack.getUnlocalizedName(), this);
+			mStat.put(StatType.WEIGHT, (float) GregTech_API.sModularArmor.get( mConfigName, "Weight", aWeight));
+		}
+		catch (Throwable t){
+			GT_Log.out.println("Tried adding "+aName+" as a modular armour component, however it failed.");
+		}
 	}
-	
+
 	public ArmorComponent(String aName, ItemStack aStack, boolean aElectric, float aWeight){
-		mConfigName = aName;
-		String tStackName = GregTech_API.sModularArmor.get( mConfigName, "Stack", GameRegistry.findUniqueIdentifierFor(aStack.getItem()).toString()+(aStack.getItemDamage()==0 ? "" : ":"+aStack.getItemDamage()));
-		mStack = GameRegistry.findItemStack(tStackName.split(":")[0], tStackName.split(":")[1], 1);
-		if(tStackName.split(":").length>2)mStack.setItemDamage(Integer.parseInt(tStackName.split(":")[2]));
-		if(!GregTech_API.sModularArmor.get( mConfigName, "Enabled", true))return;       
-		mStack = aStack;
-		mBStat.put(StatType.ELECTRIC, aElectric);
-		mStacks.put(aStack.getUnlocalizedName(), this);
-		mStat.put(StatType.WEIGHT, (float) GregTech_API.sModularArmor.get( mConfigName, "Weight", aWeight));
+		try {
+			mConfigName = aName;
+			String tStackName = GregTech_API.sModularArmor.get( mConfigName, "Stack", GameRegistry.findUniqueIdentifierFor(aStack.getItem()).toString()+(aStack.getItemDamage()==0 ? "" : ":"+aStack.getItemDamage()));
+			mStack = GameRegistry.findItemStack(tStackName.split(":")[0], tStackName.split(":")[1], 1);
+			if(tStackName.split(":").length>2)mStack.setItemDamage(Integer.parseInt(tStackName.split(":")[2]));
+			if(!GregTech_API.sModularArmor.get( mConfigName, "Enabled", true))return;       
+			mStack = aStack;
+			mBStat.put(StatType.ELECTRIC, aElectric);
+			mStacks.put(aStack.getUnlocalizedName(), this);
+			mStat.put(StatType.WEIGHT, (float) GregTech_API.sModularArmor.get( mConfigName, "Weight", aWeight));
+		}
+		catch (Throwable t){
+			GT_Log.out.println("Tried adding "+aName+" as a modular armour component, however it failed.");
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -49,12 +60,12 @@ public abstract class ArmorComponent implements IArmorComponent {
 				if(GT_Utility.areStacksEqual(tStack, aStack, true))return true;}
 		return false;
 	}
-	
+
 	public void addVal(StatType aType, ArmorData aArmorData){
 		float tArmorDef = 0.0f;
 		if(aArmorData.mStat.containsKey(aType)){
-		tArmorDef = aArmorData.mStat.get(aType);
-		aArmorData.mStat.remove(aType);}
+			tArmorDef = aArmorData.mStat.get(aType);
+			aArmorData.mStat.remove(aType);}
 		aArmorData.mStat.put(aType, tArmorDef + mStat.get(aType));		
 	}