diff --git a/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/FMLModContainer.java b/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/FMLModContainer.java
index f1b420bb08..0617a51681 100644
--- a/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/FMLModContainer.java
+++ b/common/cpw/mods/fml/common/FMLModContainer.java
@@ -291,7 +291,14 @@ public class FMLModContainer implements ModContainer
             Class<?> clz = modInstance.getClass();
             if (!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(targetMod))
             {
-                mc = Loader.instance().getIndexedModList().get(targetMod);
+                if (Loader.isModLoaded(targetMod))
+                {
+                    mc = Loader.instance().getIndexedModList().get(targetMod);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    mc = null;
+                }
             }
             if (mc != null)
             {
diff --git a/eclipse/FML-MockMod/src/cpw/mods/mockmod/MockBlock.java b/eclipse/FML-MockMod/src/cpw/mods/mockmod/MockBlock.java
index c33ef24a15..da9274e7a2 100644
--- a/eclipse/FML-MockMod/src/cpw/mods/mockmod/MockBlock.java
+++ b/eclipse/FML-MockMod/src/cpw/mods/mockmod/MockBlock.java
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ import net.minecraft.src.Material;
 
 public class MockBlock extends Block
 {
+    static
+    {
+        Thread.dumpStack();
+    }
     @Instance("mod_testMod")
     public static Object tstInstance;
 
diff --git a/eclipse/FML-MockMod/src/cpw/mods/mockmod/MockMod.java b/eclipse/FML-MockMod/src/cpw/mods/mockmod/MockMod.java
index 9118933bb6..0562d855b7 100644
--- a/eclipse/FML-MockMod/src/cpw/mods/mockmod/MockMod.java
+++ b/eclipse/FML-MockMod/src/cpw/mods/mockmod/MockMod.java
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ public class MockMod
     @Metadata
     private ModMetadata meta;
 
-    @Block(name="MyBlock", itemTypeClass=TestItem.class)
-    private MockBlock myBlock;
+//    @Block(name="MyBlock", itemTypeClass=TestItem.class)
+//    private MockBlock myBlock;
 
     @PreInit
     public void preinit(FMLPreInitializationEvent evt)