diff --git a/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/api/addldata/ADIotaHolder.java b/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/api/addldata/ADIotaHolder.java
index be2277fe06..e414be5966 100644
--- a/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/api/addldata/ADIotaHolder.java
+++ b/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/api/addldata/ADIotaHolder.java
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 package at.petrak.hexcasting.api.addldata;
 
 import at.petrak.hexcasting.api.casting.iota.Iota;
+import net.minecraft.server.level.ServerLevel;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 public interface ADIotaHolder {
 
     @Nullable
-    Iota readIota();
+    Iota readIota(ServerLevel world);
 
     @Nullable
     default Iota emptyIota() {
diff --git a/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/api/addldata/ItemDelegatingEntityIotaHolder.java b/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/api/addldata/ItemDelegatingEntityIotaHolder.java
index af2198eb1f..03675ce6ba 100644
--- a/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/api/addldata/ItemDelegatingEntityIotaHolder.java
+++ b/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/api/addldata/ItemDelegatingEntityIotaHolder.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import at.petrak.hexcasting.api.casting.iota.Iota;
 import at.petrak.hexcasting.common.entities.EntityWallScroll;
 import at.petrak.hexcasting.xplat.IXplatAbstractions;
+import net.minecraft.server.level.ServerLevel;
 import net.minecraft.world.entity.decoration.ItemFrame;
 import net.minecraft.world.entity.item.ItemEntity;
 import net.minecraft.world.item.ItemStack;
@@ -39,9 +40,9 @@ public boolean writeIota(@Nullable Iota datum, boolean simulate) {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public @Nullable Iota readIota() {
+    public @Nullable Iota readIota(ServerLevel world) {
         var delegate = IXplatAbstractions.INSTANCE.findDataHolder(this.stackSupplier.get());
-        return delegate == null ? null : delegate.readIota();
+        return delegate == null ? null : delegate.readIota(world);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/api/casting/eval/vm/CastingVM.kt b/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/api/casting/eval/vm/CastingVM.kt
index ca19625311..b7ce904742 100644
--- a/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/api/casting/eval/vm/CastingVM.kt
+++ b/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/api/casting/eval/vm/CastingVM.kt
@@ -77,7 +77,11 @@ class CastingVM(var image: CastingImage, val env: CastingEnvironment) {
                         sound = HexEvalSounds.MISHAP,
                     )
                 } else {
-                    result
+                    result.copy(
+                        newData = result.newData?.copy(
+                            stack = validateIotaList(result.newData.stack, world)
+                        )
+                    )
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/api/utils/HexUtils.kt b/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/api/utils/HexUtils.kt
index aa4999873b..b927d01f64 100644
--- a/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/api/utils/HexUtils.kt
+++ b/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/api/utils/HexUtils.kt
@@ -317,6 +317,10 @@ fun <T : Iota> validateIota(iota: T, serverLevel: ServerLevel): Iota {
     }
 }
 
+fun <T: Iota> validateIotaNullable(iota: T?, serverLevel: ServerLevel): Iota? {
+    return iota?.let { validateIota(iota, serverLevel) }
+}
+
 fun <T : Iota> validateIotaList(iotaList: List<T>, serverLevel: ServerLevel): List<Iota> {
     return iotaList.map { validateIota(it, serverLevel) }
 }
diff --git a/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/blocks/circles/impetuses/BlockRedstoneImpetus.java b/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/blocks/circles/impetuses/BlockRedstoneImpetus.java
index 3f745ef20d..71ea8201ae 100644
--- a/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/blocks/circles/impetuses/BlockRedstoneImpetus.java
+++ b/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/blocks/circles/impetuses/BlockRedstoneImpetus.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ protected ItemInteractionResult useItemOn(ItemStack stack, BlockState state, Lev
             } else {
                 var datumContainer = IXplatAbstractions.INSTANCE.findDataHolder(usedStack);
                 if (datumContainer != null) {
-                    var stored = datumContainer.readIota();
+                    var stored = datumContainer.readIota(sLevel);
                     if (stored instanceof EntityIota eieio) {
                         var entity = eieio.getEntity(sLevel);
                         if (entity instanceof Player iotaPlayer) {
diff --git a/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/casting/actions/rw/OpRead.kt b/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/casting/actions/rw/OpRead.kt
index 0c8087b4b3..51791b6d26 100644
--- a/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/casting/actions/rw/OpRead.kt
+++ b/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/casting/actions/rw/OpRead.kt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ object OpRead : ConstMediaAction {
     override fun execute(args: List<Iota>, env: CastingEnvironment): List<Iota> {
         val (handStack) = env.getHeldItemToOperateOn {
             val dataHolder = IXplatAbstractions.INSTANCE.findDataHolder(it)
-            dataHolder != null && (dataHolder.readIota() != null || dataHolder.emptyIota() != null)
+            dataHolder != null && (dataHolder.readIota(env.world) != null || dataHolder.emptyIota() != null)
         }
             // If there are no data holders that are readable, find a data holder that isn't readable
             // so that the error message is more helpful.
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ object OpRead : ConstMediaAction {
         val datumHolder = IXplatAbstractions.INSTANCE.findDataHolder(handStack)
             ?: throw MishapBadOffhandItem.of(handStack, "iota.read")
 
-        val datum = datumHolder.readIota()
+        val datum = datumHolder.readIota(env.world)
             ?: datumHolder.emptyIota()
             ?: throw MishapBadOffhandItem.of(handStack, "iota.read")
 
diff --git a/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/casting/actions/rw/OpReadable.kt b/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/casting/actions/rw/OpReadable.kt
index 93d234dfc0..d368b9d87b 100644
--- a/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/casting/actions/rw/OpReadable.kt
+++ b/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/casting/actions/rw/OpReadable.kt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ object OpReadable : ConstMediaAction {
             ?: return false.asActionResult
 
         // If the datum contains no iota, return whether it has a default empty iota.
-        datumHolder.readIota()
+        datumHolder.readIota(env.world)
             ?: return (datumHolder.emptyIota() != null).asActionResult
 
         return true.asActionResult
diff --git a/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/casting/actions/rw/OpTheCoolerRead.kt b/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/casting/actions/rw/OpTheCoolerRead.kt
index 060ebe9d77..ce342e0819 100644
--- a/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/casting/actions/rw/OpTheCoolerRead.kt
+++ b/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/casting/actions/rw/OpTheCoolerRead.kt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ object OpTheCoolerRead : ConstMediaAction {
         val datumHolder = IXplatAbstractions.INSTANCE.findDataHolder(target)
             ?: throw MishapBadEntity.of(target, "iota.read")
 
-        val datum = datumHolder.readIota()
+        val datum = datumHolder.readIota(env.world)
             ?: datumHolder.emptyIota()
             ?: throw MishapBadEntity.of(target, "iota.read")
         return listOf(datum)
diff --git a/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/casting/actions/rw/OpTheCoolerReadable.kt b/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/casting/actions/rw/OpTheCoolerReadable.kt
index 2b191da486..de3c3fcbd8 100644
--- a/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/casting/actions/rw/OpTheCoolerReadable.kt
+++ b/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/common/casting/actions/rw/OpTheCoolerReadable.kt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ object OpTheCoolerReadable : ConstMediaAction {
         val datumHolder = IXplatAbstractions.INSTANCE.findDataHolder(target)
             ?: return false.asActionResult
 
-        datumHolder.readIota()
+        datumHolder.readIota(env.world)
             ?: datumHolder.emptyIota()
             ?: return false.asActionResult
 
diff --git a/Fabric/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/fabric/cc/adimpl/CCEntityIotaHolder.java b/Fabric/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/fabric/cc/adimpl/CCEntityIotaHolder.java
index 7c165dd5ee..be5193f2b8 100644
--- a/Fabric/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/fabric/cc/adimpl/CCEntityIotaHolder.java
+++ b/Fabric/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/fabric/cc/adimpl/CCEntityIotaHolder.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import at.petrak.hexcasting.api.casting.iota.Iota;
 import net.minecraft.core.HolderLookup;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundTag;
+import net.minecraft.server.level.ServerLevel;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
@@ -27,8 +28,8 @@ public Wrapper(ItemDelegatingEntityIotaHolder inner) {
 
 
         @Override
-        public @Nullable Iota readIota() {
-            return inner.readIota();
+        public @Nullable Iota readIota(ServerLevel world) {
+            return inner.readIota(world);
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/Fabric/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/fabric/cc/adimpl/CCItemIotaHolder.java b/Fabric/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/fabric/cc/adimpl/CCItemIotaHolder.java
index e58ec98222..a035d24fe1 100644
--- a/Fabric/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/fabric/cc/adimpl/CCItemIotaHolder.java
+++ b/Fabric/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/fabric/cc/adimpl/CCItemIotaHolder.java
@@ -4,12 +4,15 @@
 import at.petrak.hexcasting.api.item.IotaHolderItem;
 import net.minecraft.core.HolderLookup;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundTag;
+import net.minecraft.server.level.ServerLevel;
 import net.minecraft.world.item.ItemStack;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.ladysnake.cca.api.v3.component.Component;
 
 import java.util.function.Function;
 
+import static at.petrak.hexcasting.api.utils.HexUtils.validateIotaNullable;
+
 public abstract class CCItemIotaHolder implements CCIotaHolder, Component {
     final ItemStack stack;
     public CCItemIotaHolder(ItemStack stack) {
@@ -28,8 +31,8 @@ public ItemBased(ItemStack stack) {
         }
 
         @Override
-        public @Nullable Iota readIota() {
-            return this.iotaHolder.readIota(this.stack);
+        public @Nullable Iota readIota(ServerLevel world) {
+            return validateIotaNullable(this.iotaHolder.readIota(this.stack), world);
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -69,7 +72,7 @@ public Static(ItemStack stack, Function<ItemStack, Iota> provider) {
         }
 
         @Override
-        public @Nullable Iota readIota() {
+        public @Nullable Iota readIota(ServerLevel world) {
             return this.provider.apply(this.stack);
         }
 
diff --git a/Neoforge/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/forge/cap/adimpl/CapEntityIotaHolder.java b/Neoforge/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/forge/cap/adimpl/CapEntityIotaHolder.java
index 496228efa0..64ba59bb44 100644
--- a/Neoforge/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/forge/cap/adimpl/CapEntityIotaHolder.java
+++ b/Neoforge/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/forge/cap/adimpl/CapEntityIotaHolder.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import at.petrak.hexcasting.api.addldata.ADIotaHolder;
 import at.petrak.hexcasting.api.addldata.ItemDelegatingEntityIotaHolder;
 import at.petrak.hexcasting.api.casting.iota.Iota;
+import net.minecraft.server.level.ServerLevel;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 public abstract class CapEntityIotaHolder implements ADIotaHolder {
@@ -24,8 +25,8 @@ public boolean writeIota(@Nullable Iota iota, boolean simulate) {
         }
 
         @Override
-        public @Nullable Iota readIota() {
-            return inner.readIota();
+        public @Nullable Iota readIota(ServerLevel world) {
+            return inner.readIota(world);
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/Neoforge/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/forge/cap/adimpl/CapItemIotaHolder.java b/Neoforge/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/forge/cap/adimpl/CapItemIotaHolder.java
index 831c11b30d..c41cb637f8 100644
--- a/Neoforge/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/forge/cap/adimpl/CapItemIotaHolder.java
+++ b/Neoforge/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/forge/cap/adimpl/CapItemIotaHolder.java
@@ -3,15 +3,18 @@
 import at.petrak.hexcasting.api.addldata.ADIotaHolder;
 import at.petrak.hexcasting.api.casting.iota.Iota;
 import at.petrak.hexcasting.api.item.IotaHolderItem;
+import net.minecraft.server.level.ServerLevel;
 import net.minecraft.world.item.ItemStack;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
+import static at.petrak.hexcasting.api.utils.HexUtils.validateIotaNullable;
+
 public record CapItemIotaHolder(IotaHolderItem holder, ItemStack stack) implements ADIotaHolder {
 
     @Override
     public @Nullable
-    Iota readIota() {
-        return holder.readIota(stack);
+    Iota readIota(ServerLevel world) {
+        return validateIotaNullable(holder.readIota(stack), world);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/Neoforge/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/forge/cap/adimpl/CapStaticIotaHolder.java b/Neoforge/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/forge/cap/adimpl/CapStaticIotaHolder.java
index 329ac5b90a..53909909c6 100644
--- a/Neoforge/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/forge/cap/adimpl/CapStaticIotaHolder.java
+++ b/Neoforge/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/forge/cap/adimpl/CapStaticIotaHolder.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import at.petrak.hexcasting.api.addldata.ADIotaHolder;
 import at.petrak.hexcasting.api.casting.iota.Iota;
+import net.minecraft.server.level.ServerLevel;
 import net.minecraft.world.item.ItemStack;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ public record CapStaticIotaHolder(Function<ItemStack, Iota> provider,
 
     @Override
     public @Nullable
-    Iota readIota() {
+    Iota readIota(ServerLevel world) {
         return provider.apply(stack);
     }
 
diff --git a/Neoforge/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/forge/recipe/ForgeUnsealedIngredient.java b/Neoforge/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/forge/recipe/ForgeUnsealedIngredient.java
index 50c77dbb71..a147748c09 100644
--- a/Neoforge/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/forge/recipe/ForgeUnsealedIngredient.java
+++ b/Neoforge/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/forge/recipe/ForgeUnsealedIngredient.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import at.petrak.hexcasting.api.addldata.ADIotaHolder;
 import at.petrak.hexcasting.api.casting.iota.NullIota;
+import at.petrak.hexcasting.api.item.IotaHolderItem;
 import at.petrak.hexcasting.common.lib.HexDataComponents;
 import at.petrak.hexcasting.forge.lib.ForgeHexIngredientTypes;
 import at.petrak.hexcasting.xplat.IXplatAbstractions;
@@ -56,8 +57,8 @@ public boolean test(@Nullable ItemStack input) {
         }
         if (this.stack.getItem() == input.getItem() && this.stack.getDamageValue() == input.getDamageValue()) {
             ADIotaHolder holder = IXplatAbstractions.INSTANCE.findDataHolder(this.stack);
-            if (holder != null) {
-                return holder.readIota() != null && holder.writeIota(new NullIota(), true);
+            if (holder != null && this.stack.getItem() instanceof IotaHolderItem holderItem) {
+                return holderItem.readIota(this.stack) != null && holder.writeIota(new NullIota(), true);
             }
         }