diff --git a/dependencies.gradle b/dependencies.gradle
index a15f19d..5bf7943 100644
--- a/dependencies.gradle
+++ b/dependencies.gradle
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Add your dependencies here
 
 dependencies {
-	compileOnly('com.github.GTNewHorizons:GT5-Unofficial:5.09.45.148:dev') {transitive=false}
+	compileOnly('com.github.GTNewHorizons:GT5-Unofficial:5.09.45.155:dev') {transitive=false}
 
 	compile('thaumcraft:Thaumcraft:1.7.10-4.2.3.5:dev')
 	compile('com.github.GTNewHorizons:CodeChickenLib:1.2.1:dev')
diff --git a/src/main/java/tb/common/tile/TileNodeLinker.java b/src/main/java/tb/common/tile/TileNodeLinker.java
index 0e11d2f..f1cbe6e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/tb/common/tile/TileNodeLinker.java
+++ b/src/main/java/tb/common/tile/TileNodeLinker.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import net.minecraft.block.Block;
 import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound;
@@ -152,23 +153,33 @@ public void updateEntity() {
         } else instability = 0;
     }
 
+    // Spotless messes this initialization up very badly. It is much clearer to read this way.
+    // spotless:off
+    private static final Block STABILIZER_BLOCK =
+        OreDictionary.doesOreNameExist("blockIchorium") && !OreDictionary.getOres("blockIchorium").isEmpty()
+            ? Block.getBlockFromItem(OreDictionary.getOres("blockIchorium").get(0).getItem())
+            : null;
+    // spotless:on
+
+    private boolean hasStabilizerBlock() {
+        return STABILIZER_BLOCK != null
+            && this.worldObj.getBlock(this.xCoord, this.yCoord + 1, this.zCoord) == STABILIZER_BLOCK;
+    }
+
     public boolean instabilityCheck() {
         if (this.worldObj.rand.nextInt(50) <= this.instability) {
             int rnd = this.worldObj.rand.nextInt(this.instability);
             if (rnd == 49) {
                 // if a block of Ichorium is above dont explode or harm node
-                if (!OreDictionary.doesOreNameExist("blockIchorium")
-                    || (OreDictionary.getOres("blockIchorium") != null && !(OreDictionary.getOres("blockIchorium")
-                        .contains(new ItemStack(this.worldObj.getBlock(this.xCoord, this.yCoord + 1, this.zCoord))))))
+                if (!hasStabilizerBlock()) {
                     instability -= explodeTransmitter();
+                }
             } else {
                 if (rnd >= 45) {
                     // if a block of Ichorium is above dont explode or harm node
-                    if (!OreDictionary.doesOreNameExist("blockIchorium")
-                        || (OreDictionary.getOres("blockIchorium") != null && !(OreDictionary.getOres("blockIchorium")
-                            .contains(
-                                new ItemStack(this.worldObj.getBlock(this.xCoord, this.yCoord + 1, this.zCoord))))))
+                    if (!hasStabilizerBlock()) {
                         instability -= harmTransmitter();
+                    }
                 } else {
                     if (rnd >= 31) {
                         instability -= wisp();