diff --git a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/ItemsGrid.java b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/ItemsGrid.java
index be08dd52..d224a737 100644
--- a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/ItemsGrid.java
+++ b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/ItemsGrid.java
@@ -281,8 +281,6 @@ public abstract class ItemsGrid<T extends ItemsGrid.ItemsGridSlot, M extends Ite
 
     protected boolean[] invalidSlotMap;
 
-    protected Label messageLabel = new Label(getMessageOnEmpty(), true);
-
     protected ScreenCapture screenCapture = null;
 
     public ArrayList<ItemStack> getItems() {
@@ -360,9 +358,6 @@ public abstract class ItemsGrid<T extends ItemsGrid.ItemsGridSlot, M extends Ite
         rows = height / SLOT_SIZE;
 
         paddingLeft = (width % SLOT_SIZE) / 2;
-
-        messageLabel.x = marginLeft + width / 2;
-        messageLabel.y = marginTop + height / 2;
     }
 
     public void shiftPage(int shift) {
@@ -566,12 +561,6 @@ public abstract class ItemsGrid<T extends ItemsGrid.ItemsGridSlot, M extends Ite
         afterDrawItems(mousex, mousey, mouseContext);
     }
 
-    public void setVisible() {
-        if (getItems().isEmpty() && getMessageOnEmpty() != null) {
-            LayoutManager.addWidget(messageLabel);
-        }
-    }
-
     public boolean contains(int px, int py) {
         final Rectangle4i rect = new Rectangle4i(
                 marginLeft + paddingLeft,
@@ -586,7 +575,4 @@ public abstract class ItemsGrid<T extends ItemsGrid.ItemsGridSlot, M extends Ite
         return !isInvalidSlot(columns * getRowIndex(py) + getColumnIndex(px));
     }
 
-    public String getMessageOnEmpty() {
-        return null;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/ItemsPanelGrid.java b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/ItemsPanelGrid.java
index 0139af0f..f944aa2e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/ItemsPanelGrid.java
+++ b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/ItemsPanelGrid.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import java.util.Set;
 import net.minecraft.client.gui.inventory.GuiContainer;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 
+import codechicken.lib.gui.GuiDraw;
 import codechicken.lib.vec.Rectangle4i;
 import codechicken.nei.ItemsGrid.ItemsGridSlot;
 import codechicken.nei.guihook.GuiContainerManager;
@@ -237,9 +238,18 @@ public class ItemsPanelGrid extends ItemsGrid<ItemsPanelGrid.ItemsPanelGridSlot,
                 Math.min((int) (color.getAlpha() + (255f / 5) * 2), 255));
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public String getMessageOnEmpty() {
-        return ItemList.loadFinished ? null : NEIClientUtils.translate("itempanel.loading");
+    public void draw(int mousex, int mousey) {
+        if (ItemList.loadFinished) {
+            super.draw(mousex, mousey);
+        } else {
+            GuiDraw.drawStringC(
+                    NEIClientUtils
+                            .cropText(GuiDraw.fontRenderer, NEIClientUtils.translate("itempanel.loading"), width - 10),
+                    marginLeft + width / 2,
+                    marginTop + height / 2,
+                    0xffffff,
+                    true);
+        }
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/NEIClientConfig.java b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/NEIClientConfig.java
index e8a1c9fb..57e1016a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/NEIClientConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/NEIClientConfig.java
@@ -882,6 +882,10 @@ public class NEIClientConfig {
     }
 
     public static void unloadWorld() {
+        if (world == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         if (ItemPanels.bookmarkPanel != null) {
             ItemPanels.bookmarkPanel.save();
         }
@@ -892,6 +896,8 @@ public class NEIClientConfig {
 
         if (world != null) {
             world.saveNBT();
+            NEIClientConfig.worldPath = null;
+            world = null;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/PanelWidget.java b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/PanelWidget.java
index 04dd661f..fba45c74 100644
--- a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/PanelWidget.java
+++ b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/PanelWidget.java
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ public abstract class PanelWidget<T extends ItemsGrid<? extends ItemsGridSlot, ?
             LayoutManager.addWidget(pagePrev);
             LayoutManager.addWidget(pageNext);
             LayoutManager.addWidget(pageLabel);
-            this.grid.setVisible();
         }
     }