diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f17be577c..559cdd994 100755
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ### Fixed
 
--   Fixed JEI transfer for larger processing recipes 
+-   Fixed JEI transfer for larger processing recipes
+-   Fixed rare autocrafting crash
 
 ## [1.12.3] - 2023-07-07
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/refinedmods/refinedstorage/apiimpl/autocrafting/task/v6/node/CraftingNode.java b/src/main/java/com/refinedmods/refinedstorage/apiimpl/autocrafting/task/v6/node/CraftingNode.java
index 35fffd406..3dce11270 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/refinedmods/refinedstorage/apiimpl/autocrafting/task/v6/node/CraftingNode.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/refinedmods/refinedstorage/apiimpl/autocrafting/task/v6/node/CraftingNode.java
@@ -47,8 +47,20 @@ public class CraftingNode extends Node {
 
             if (interval == 0 || ticks % interval == 0) {
                 for (int i = 0; i < container.getMaximumSuccessfulCraftingUpdates(); i++) {
-                    if (IoUtil.extractFromInternalItemStorage(requirements.getSingleItemRequirementSet(true), internalStorage, Action.SIMULATE) != null) {
-                        IoUtil.extractFromInternalItemStorage(requirements.getSingleItemRequirementSet(false), internalStorage, Action.PERFORM);
+
+                    var simulatedRequirements = requirements.getSingleItemRequirementSet(true);
+                    if(simulatedRequirements == null) {
+                        return;
+                    }
+
+                    if (IoUtil.extractFromInternalItemStorage(simulatedRequirements, internalStorage, Action.SIMULATE) != null) {
+
+                        var actualRequirements = requirements.getSingleItemRequirementSet(false);
+                        if(actualRequirements == null) {
+                            return;
+                        }
+
+                        IoUtil.extractFromInternalItemStorage(actualRequirements, internalStorage, Action.PERFORM);
 
                         ItemStack output = getPattern().getOutput(recipe, network.getLevel().registryAccess());
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/refinedmods/refinedstorage/apiimpl/autocrafting/task/v6/node/NodeRequirements.java b/src/main/java/com/refinedmods/refinedstorage/apiimpl/autocrafting/task/v6/node/NodeRequirements.java
index 67f9b9acf..ec852856b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/refinedmods/refinedstorage/apiimpl/autocrafting/task/v6/node/NodeRequirements.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/refinedmods/refinedstorage/apiimpl/autocrafting/task/v6/node/NodeRequirements.java
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public class NodeRequirements {
                     }
                 }
             } else {
-                throw new IllegalStateException("Bad!");
+                return null;
             }
         }
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ public class NodeRequirements {
                     }
                 }
             } else {
-                throw new IllegalStateException("Bad!");
+                return null;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/refinedmods/refinedstorage/apiimpl/autocrafting/task/v6/node/ProcessingNode.java b/src/main/java/com/refinedmods/refinedstorage/apiimpl/autocrafting/task/v6/node/ProcessingNode.java
index f6bdfc041..09b865e4a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/refinedmods/refinedstorage/apiimpl/autocrafting/task/v6/node/ProcessingNode.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/refinedmods/refinedstorage/apiimpl/autocrafting/task/v6/node/ProcessingNode.java
@@ -121,10 +121,20 @@ public class ProcessingNode extends Node {
 
                     boolean hasAllRequirements = false;
 
-                    List<ItemStack> extractedItems = IoUtil.extractFromInternalItemStorage(requirements.getSingleItemRequirementSet(true), internalStorage, Action.SIMULATE);
+                    var simulatedRequirements = requirements.getSingleItemRequirementSet(true);
+                    if(simulatedRequirements == null) {
+                        return;
+                    }
+
+                    List<ItemStack> extractedItems = IoUtil.extractFromInternalItemStorage(simulatedRequirements, internalStorage, Action.SIMULATE);
                     List<FluidStack> extractedFluids = null;
                     if (extractedItems != null) {
-                        extractedFluids = IoUtil.extractFromInternalFluidStorage(requirements.getSingleFluidRequirementSet(true), internalFluidStorage, Action.SIMULATE);
+                        var simulatedFluidRequirements = requirements.getSingleFluidRequirementSet(true);
+                        if(simulatedFluidRequirements == null) {
+                            return;
+                        }
+
+                        extractedFluids = IoUtil.extractFromInternalFluidStorage(simulatedFluidRequirements, internalFluidStorage, Action.SIMULATE);
                         if (extractedFluids != null) {
                             hasAllRequirements = true;
                         }
@@ -151,9 +161,17 @@ public class ProcessingNode extends Node {
                     }
 
                     this.state = ProcessingState.READY;
+                    var actualRequirements = requirements.getSingleItemRequirementSet(false);
+                    if(actualRequirements == null) {
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    extractedItems = IoUtil.extractFromInternalItemStorage(actualRequirements, internalStorage, Action.PERFORM);
 
-                    extractedItems = IoUtil.extractFromInternalItemStorage(requirements.getSingleItemRequirementSet(false), internalStorage, Action.PERFORM);
-                    extractedFluids = IoUtil.extractFromInternalFluidStorage(requirements.getSingleFluidRequirementSet(false), internalFluidStorage, Action.PERFORM);
+                    var actualFluidRequirements = requirements.getSingleFluidRequirementSet(false);
+                    if(actualFluidRequirements == null) {
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    extractedFluids = IoUtil.extractFromInternalFluidStorage(actualFluidRequirements, internalFluidStorage, Action.PERFORM);
 
                     container.insertItemsIntoInventory(extractedItems, Action.PERFORM);
                     container.insertFluidsIntoInventory(extractedFluids, Action.PERFORM);