diff --git a/common/buildcraft/core/robots/AIRobotFetchItem.java b/common/buildcraft/core/robots/AIRobotFetchItem.java
index 2c8b6e00..3cd1107a 100755
--- a/common/buildcraft/core/robots/AIRobotFetchItem.java
+++ b/common/buildcraft/core/robots/AIRobotFetchItem.java
@@ -23,13 +23,15 @@ import buildcraft.core.robots.boards.BoardRobotPicker;
 public class AIRobotFetchItem extends AIRobot {
 
 	public EntityItem target;
-	public boolean noItemPicked = false;
+	public boolean itemPickupCancelled = false;
 
 	private float maxRange;
 	private IStackFilter stackFilter;
 	private int pickTime = -1;
 	private IBox box;
 
+	private int targetToLoad = -1;
+
 	public AIRobotFetchItem(EntityRobotBase iRobot) {
 		super(iRobot);
 	}
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ public class AIRobotFetchItem extends AIRobot {
 	@Override
 	public void preempt(AIRobot ai) {
 		if (target != null && target.isDead) {
-			noItemPicked = true;
+			itemPickupCancelled = true;
 			terminate();
 		}
 	}
@@ -76,10 +78,20 @@ public class AIRobotFetchItem extends AIRobot {
 	@Override
 	public void delegateAIEnded(AIRobot ai) {
 		if (ai instanceof AIRobotGotoBlock) {
+			if (target == null) {
+				// This would happen after a load. As we reached the item
+				// location already, just consider that the item is not there
+				// anymore and allow user to try to find another one.
+				itemPickupCancelled = true;
+				terminate();
+				return;
+			}
+
 			if (((AIRobotGotoBlock) ai).unreachable) {
 				robot.unreachableEntityDetected(target);
-				noItemPicked = true;
+				itemPickupCancelled = true;
 				terminate();
+				return;
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -140,7 +152,6 @@ public class AIRobotFetchItem extends AIRobot {
 
 		} else {
 			// No item was found, terminate this AI
-			noItemPicked = true;
 			terminate();
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/common/buildcraft/core/robots/boards/BoardRobotPicker.java b/common/buildcraft/core/robots/boards/BoardRobotPicker.java
index 7d52332e..6cab4960 100755
--- a/common/buildcraft/core/robots/boards/BoardRobotPicker.java
+++ b/common/buildcraft/core/robots/boards/BoardRobotPicker.java
@@ -56,8 +56,9 @@ public class BoardRobotPicker extends RedstoneBoardRobot {
 		if (ai instanceof AIRobotFetchItem) {
 			AIRobotFetchItem fetching = (AIRobotFetchItem) ai;
 
-			if (!fetching.noItemPicked && fetching.target != null) {
-				// if we could get an item, let's try to get another one
+			if (fetching.itemPickupCancelled || fetching.target != null) {
+				// if we find an item - that may have been cancelled.
+				// let's try to get another one
 				startDelegateAI(new AIRobotFetchItem(robot, range, ActionRobotFilter.getGateFilter(robot
 						.getLinkedStation()), robot.getAreaToWork()));
 			} else if (robot.containsItems()) {
@@ -80,4 +81,18 @@ public class BoardRobotPicker extends RedstoneBoardRobot {
 	public RedstoneBoardRobotNBT getNBTHandler() {
 		return BoardRobotPickerNBT.instance;
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void writeSelfToNBT(NBTTagCompound nbt) {
+		super.writeSelfToNBT(nbt);
+
+		nbt.setInteger("range", range);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void loadSelfFromNBT(NBTTagCompound nbt) {
+		super.loadSelfFromNBT(nbt);
+
+		range = nbt.getInteger("range");
+	}
 }