diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9567c34fc..082aebd78 100755
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Refined Storage Changelog
 
+### 1.4.3
+- Storage Monitors don't render any quantity text when no item is specified to monitor anymore (raoulvdberge)
+
 ### 1.4.2
 - Updated Forge to 2261 (raoulvdberge)
 - Implemented support for the Forge update JSON system (raoulvdberge)
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/render/TileEntitySpecialRendererStorageMonitor.java b/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/render/TileEntitySpecialRendererStorageMonitor.java
index 988a89520..95cf43fc0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/render/TileEntitySpecialRendererStorageMonitor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/render/TileEntitySpecialRendererStorageMonitor.java
@@ -118,7 +118,9 @@ public class TileEntitySpecialRendererStorageMonitor extends TileEntitySpecialRe
         float factor = 2.0f;
         GlStateManager.scale(size * factor, size * factor, size);
 
-        Minecraft.getMinecraft().fontRenderer.drawString(amount, 0, 0, 0xFFFFFF);
+        if (tile.getItemStack() != null) {
+            Minecraft.getMinecraft().fontRenderer.drawString(amount, 0, 0, 0xFFFFFF);
+        }
 
         GlStateManager.popMatrix();