diff --git a/src/main/java/com/refinedmods/refinedstorage/apiimpl/storage/externalstorage/ItemExternalStorageCache.java b/src/main/java/com/refinedmods/refinedstorage/apiimpl/storage/externalstorage/ItemExternalStorageCache.java
index 7353c64ca..3cc4b7367 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/refinedmods/refinedstorage/apiimpl/storage/externalstorage/ItemExternalStorageCache.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/refinedmods/refinedstorage/apiimpl/storage/externalstorage/ItemExternalStorageCache.java
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ public class ItemExternalStorageCache {
 
             ItemStack cached = cache.get(i);
 
+            //ItemStack.EMPTY can be accidentally modified by other mods on any thread. This makes sure we ignore that.
+            if (actual == ItemStack.EMPTY && actual == cached)
+                continue;
+
             if (!cached.isEmpty() && actual.isEmpty()) { // REMOVED
                 network.getItemStorageCache().remove(cached, cached.getCount(), true);