diff --git a/src/main/java/ru/dbotthepony/mc/otm/mixin/ItemMixin.java b/src/main/java/ru/dbotthepony/mc/otm/mixin/ItemMixin.java
index ca6a21b43..69ba6d819 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ru/dbotthepony/mc/otm/mixin/ItemMixin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ru/dbotthepony/mc/otm/mixin/ItemMixin.java
@@ -17,10 +17,14 @@ public abstract class ItemMixin {
 		cancellable = true
 	)
 	public void getItemCategory$hook(CallbackInfoReturnable<CreativeModeTab> info) {
-		if (MCreativeTabsKt.getMainTabContents().contains((Item) ((Object) this))) {
-			info.setReturnValue(OverdriveThatMatters.INSTANCE.CREATIVE_TAB);
-		} else if (MCreativeTabsKt.getDecorativeTabContents().contains((Item) ((Object) this))) {
-			info.setReturnValue(OverdriveThatMatters.INSTANCE.CREATIVE_TAB_DECORATIVE);
+		try {
+			if (MCreativeTabsKt.getMainTabContents().contains((Item) ((Object) this))) {
+				info.setReturnValue(OverdriveThatMatters.INSTANCE.CREATIVE_TAB);
+			} else if (MCreativeTabsKt.getDecorativeTabContents().contains((Item) ((Object) this))) {
+				info.setReturnValue(OverdriveThatMatters.INSTANCE.CREATIVE_TAB_DECORATIVE);
+			}
+		} catch(Throwable err) {
+			info.setReturnValue(CreativeModeTab.TAB_MISC); // fuck you shapedrecipebuilder
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/mc/otm/registry/MCreativeTabs.kt b/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/mc/otm/registry/MCreativeTabs.kt
index 0a628f12b..ce5fa038c 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/mc/otm/registry/MCreativeTabs.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/mc/otm/registry/MCreativeTabs.kt
@@ -285,5 +285,6 @@ private fun addDecorativeTabItems(consumer: CreativeTabOutput) {
 	}
 }
 
-val MainTabContents = CreativeTabOutput().also { addMainCreativeTabItems(it) }
-val DecorativeTabContents = CreativeTabOutput().also { addDecorativeTabItems(it) }
+// lazy is to prevent "exception in initializer" and allow to re-initialize in future
+val MainTabContents by lazy { CreativeTabOutput().also { addMainCreativeTabItems(it) } }
+val DecorativeTabContents by lazy { CreativeTabOutput().also { addDecorativeTabItems(it) } }