diff --git a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/KeyManager.java b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/KeyManager.java
index 725481b3..8fa2e5ad 100644
--- a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/KeyManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/KeyManager.java
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import java.util.Map.Entry;
 
 import org.lwjgl.input.Keyboard;
 
+import codechicken.nei.util.NEIKeyboardUtils;
+
 /**
  * Good old down/held/up keystate tracker
  */
@@ -28,7 +30,8 @@ public class KeyManager {
 
     public static void tickKeyStates() {
         for (Entry<String, KeyState> entry : keyStates.entrySet()) {
-            final boolean down = Keyboard.isKeyDown(NEIClientConfig.getKeyBinding(entry.getKey()));
+            final int keyCode = NEIKeyboardUtils.unhash(NEIClientConfig.getKeyBinding(entry.getKey()));
+            final boolean down = keyCode < Keyboard.KEYBOARD_SIZE ? Keyboard.isKeyDown(keyCode) : null;
             final KeyState state = entry.getValue();
 
             if (down) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/NEIClientConfig.java b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/NEIClientConfig.java
index c1be19a9..d17f8efd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/NEIClientConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/NEIClientConfig.java
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ public class NEIClientConfig {
         final int hash = getKeyBinding(string);
 
         if (hash != Keyboard.CHAR_NONE && Keyboard.getEventKeyState()) {
-            return KeyManager.keyStates.containsKey(string) ? Keyboard.isKeyDown(hash)
+            return KeyManager.keyStates.containsKey(string) ? Keyboard.isKeyDown(NEIKeyboardUtils.unhash(hash))
                     : hash == NEIClientUtils.getKeyHash();
         }