diff --git a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/inventory/ProxyItemHandler.java b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/inventory/ProxyItemHandler.java
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..2c0863630
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/inventory/ProxyItemHandler.java
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package refinedstorage.inventory;
+
+import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
+import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound;
+import net.minecraftforge.common.util.INBTSerializable;
+import net.minecraftforge.items.IItemHandler;
+import net.minecraftforge.items.IItemHandlerModifiable;
+
+public class ProxyItemHandler implements IItemHandler, IItemHandlerModifiable, INBTSerializable<NBTTagCompound> {
+    private BasicItemHandler proxy;
+
+    public ProxyItemHandler(BasicItemHandler proxy) {
+        this.proxy = proxy;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public NBTTagCompound serializeNBT() {
+        return proxy.serializeNBT();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void deserializeNBT(NBTTagCompound nbt) {
+        proxy.deserializeNBT(nbt);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setStackInSlot(int slot, ItemStack stack) {
+        proxy.setStackInSlot(slot, stack);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getSlots() {
+        return proxy.getSlots();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ItemStack getStackInSlot(int slot) {
+        return proxy.getStackInSlot(slot);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ItemStack insertItem(int slot, ItemStack stack, boolean simulate) {
+        return proxy.insertItem(slot, stack, simulate);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ItemStack extractItem(int slot, int amount, boolean simulate) {
+        return proxy.extractItem(slot, amount, simulate);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/inventory/SoldererItemHandler.java b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/inventory/SoldererItemHandler.java
index e273e18aa..929719ce6 100755
--- a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/inventory/SoldererItemHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/inventory/SoldererItemHandler.java
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ package refinedstorage.inventory;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.util.EnumFacing;
 
-public class SoldererItemHandler extends BasicItemHandler {
+public class SoldererItemHandler extends ProxyItemHandler {
     private EnumFacing side;
 
-    public SoldererItemHandler(BasicItemHandler parent, EnumFacing side) {
-        super(parent.getSlots(), parent.getTile(), parent.getValidators());
+    public SoldererItemHandler(BasicItemHandler soldererHandler, EnumFacing side) {
+        super(soldererHandler);
 
         this.side = side;
     }
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ public class SoldererItemHandler extends BasicItemHandler {
     public ItemStack insertItem(int slot, ItemStack stack, boolean simulate) {
         if (((side == EnumFacing.NORTH || side == EnumFacing.EAST) && slot == 0) ||
             ((side == EnumFacing.SOUTH || side == EnumFacing.WEST) && slot == 2) ||
-            (side == EnumFacing.UP && slot == 1)) {
+            ((side == EnumFacing.UP && slot == 1))) {
             return super.insertItem(slot, stack, simulate);
         }