diff --git a/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/apiimpl/autocrafting/CraftingPattern.java b/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/apiimpl/autocrafting/CraftingPattern.java
index 19445a374..f5684f69c 100755
--- a/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/apiimpl/autocrafting/CraftingPattern.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/apiimpl/autocrafting/CraftingPattern.java
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ public class CraftingPattern implements ICraftingPattern {
 
         for (ItemStack remaining : recipe.getRemainingItems(inv)) {
             if (remaining != null) {
-                byproducts.add(Comparer.stripTags(remaining.copy()));
+                byproducts.add(remaining.copy());
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/apiimpl/autocrafting/task/CraftingTask.java b/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/apiimpl/autocrafting/task/CraftingTask.java
index 443d396fd..acf8c2768 100755
--- a/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/apiimpl/autocrafting/task/CraftingTask.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/apiimpl/autocrafting/task/CraftingTask.java
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ public class CraftingTask implements ICraftingTask {
         List<ItemStack> usedStacks = new LinkedList<>();
         List<ICraftingStep> previousSteps = new LinkedList<>();
 
+        IStackList<ItemStack> byproductList = API.instance().createItemStackList();
+        pattern.getByproducts().stream().filter(Objects::nonNull).forEach(byproductList::add);
+
         for (List<ItemStack> inputs : pattern.getOreInputs()) {
             if (inputs == null || inputs.isEmpty()) {
                 usedStacks.add(null);
@@ -161,7 +164,7 @@ public class CraftingTask implements ICraftingTask {
                     ItemStack inputStack = ItemHandlerHelper.copyStackWithSize(extraStack, takeQuantity);
                     actualInputs.add(inputStack.copy());
                     input.shrink(takeQuantity);
-                    if (!inputStack.isItemStackDamageable() || !inputStack.isItemDamaged()) {
+                    if (byproductList.get(inputStack, compare) == null) {
                         toCraft.add(inputStack);
                     }
                     toInsert.remove(inputStack);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/apiimpl/util/Comparer.java b/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/apiimpl/util/Comparer.java
index 355dd2b51..e14924271 100755
--- a/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/apiimpl/util/Comparer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/apiimpl/util/Comparer.java
@@ -183,6 +183,10 @@ public class Comparer implements IComparer {
                 case "refinedstorage":
                     stack.getTagCompound().removeTag(BlockNode.NBT_REFINED_STORAGE_DATA);
                     break;
+                case "immersiveengineering":
+                    stack.getTagCompound().removeTag("hammerDmg");
+                    stack.getTagCompound().removeTag("cutterDmg");
+                    break;
                 case "storagedrawers":
                     stack.getTagCompound().removeTag("material");
                     break;