diff --git a/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/api/package-info.java b/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/api/package-info.java
index 55e466c0d..2817f4759 100644
--- a/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/api/package-info.java
+++ b/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/api/package-info.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@API(owner = "Botania", apiVersion = "64", provides = "BotaniaAPI")
+@API(owner = "Botania", apiVersion = "65", provides = "BotaniaAPI")
 package vazkii.botania.api;
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.API;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/api/subtile/SubTileGenerating.java b/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/api/subtile/SubTileGenerating.java
index fe6336b7e..0dd2f329a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/api/subtile/SubTileGenerating.java
+++ b/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/api/subtile/SubTileGenerating.java
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ import net.minecraftforge.common.util.ForgeDirection;
 import vazkii.botania.api.BotaniaAPI;
 import vazkii.botania.api.internal.IManaNetwork;
 import vazkii.botania.api.mana.IManaCollector;
-import vazkii.botania.common.core.handler.ConfigHandler;
-import vazkii.botania.common.core.helper.ItemNBTHelper;
 
 /**
  * The basic class for a Generating Flower.
@@ -194,15 +192,24 @@ public class SubTileGenerating extends SubTileEntity {
 	}
 
 	public void populateDropStackNBTs(List<ItemStack> drops) {
-		if(isPassiveFlower() && ticksExisted > 0 && ConfigHandler.hardcorePassiveGeneration > 0)
-			ItemNBTHelper.setInt(drops.get(0), TAG_PASSIVE_DECAY_TICKS, passiveDecayTicks);
+		if(isPassiveFlower() && ticksExisted > 0 && BotaniaAPI.internalHandler.getPassiveFlowerDecay() > 0) {
+			ItemStack drop = drops.get(0);
+			if(drop != null) {
+				if(!drop.hasTagCompound())
+					drop.setTagCompound(new NBTTagCompound());
+				NBTTagCompound cmp = drop.getTagCompound();
+				cmp.setInteger(TAG_PASSIVE_DECAY_TICKS, passiveDecayTicks);
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public void onBlockPlacedBy(World world, int x, int y, int z, EntityLivingBase entity, ItemStack stack) {
 		super.onBlockPlacedBy(world, x, y, z, entity, stack);
-		if(isPassiveFlower())
-			passiveDecayTicks = ItemNBTHelper.getInt(stack, TAG_PASSIVE_DECAY_TICKS, 0);
+		if(isPassiveFlower()) {
+			NBTTagCompound cmp = stack.getTagCompound();
+			passiveDecayTicks = cmp.getInteger(TAG_PASSIVE_DECAY_TICKS);
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Override