diff --git a/src/main/java/tconstruct/items/tools/Hammer.java b/src/main/java/tconstruct/items/tools/Hammer.java
index ee73256c..302e8e63 100644
--- a/src/main/java/tconstruct/items/tools/Hammer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/tconstruct/items/tools/Hammer.java
@@ -290,7 +290,9 @@ public class Hammer extends HarvestTool
                     {
                         Block localBlock = world.getBlock(xPos, yPos, zPos);
                         int localMeta = world.getBlockMetadata(xPos, yPos, zPos);
-                        int hlvl = block.getHarvestLevel(meta);
+                        int hlvl = -1;
+                        if (block.getHarvestTool(meta).equals(this.getHarvestType()))
+                            hlvl = block.getHarvestLevel(meta);
                         float localHardness = localBlock == null ? Float.MAX_VALUE : localBlock.getBlockHardness(world, xPos, yPos, zPos);
 
                         if (hlvl <= toolLevel && localHardness - 1.5 <= blockHardness)