diff --git a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/fluid/FluidHelper.java b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/fluid/FluidHelper.java
index 5d54e13cf9..81307cd887 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/fluid/FluidHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/fluid/FluidHelper.java
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ public static boolean isWater(Fluid fluid) {
 	public static boolean isLava(Fluid fluid) {
 		return convertToStill(fluid) == Fluids.LAVA;
 	}
-	
+
 	public static boolean isSame(FluidStack fluidStack, FluidStack fluidStack2) {
 		return fluidStack.getFluid() == fluidStack2.getFluid();
 	}
-	
+
 	public static boolean isSame(FluidStack fluidStack, Fluid fluid) {
 		return fluidStack.getFluid() == fluid;
 	}
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ public static FluidStack deserializeFluidStack(JsonObject json) {
 		Fluid fluid = ForgeRegistries.FLUIDS.getValue(id);
 		if (fluid == null)
 			throw new JsonSyntaxException("Unknown fluid '" + id + "'");
+		if (fluid == Fluids.EMPTY)
+			throw new JsonSyntaxException("Invalid Fluid: " + id);
 		int amount = GsonHelper.getAsInt(json, "amount");
 		FluidStack stack = new FluidStack(fluid, amount);
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/fluid/FluidIngredient.java b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/fluid/FluidIngredient.java
index 9f1eccaf06..80b8cdb8e3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/fluid/FluidIngredient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/fluid/FluidIngredient.java
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ else if (json.has("fluid"))
 
 	public static FluidIngredient deserialize(@Nullable JsonElement je) {
 		if (!isFluidIngredient(je))
-			throw new JsonSyntaxException("Invalid fluid ingredient: " + Objects.toString(je));
+			throw new JsonSyntaxException("Invalid fluid ingredient: " + je);
 
 		JsonObject json = je.getAsJsonObject();
 		FluidIngredient ingredient = json.has("fluidTag") ? new FluidTagIngredient() : new FluidStackIngredient();