diff --git a/src/main/java/com/eloraam/redpower/RedPowerNEIPlugin.java b/src/main/java/com/eloraam/redpower/RedPowerNEIPlugin.java
index 5ede9ac..80e14e4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/eloraam/redpower/RedPowerNEIPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/eloraam/redpower/RedPowerNEIPlugin.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public class RedPowerNEIPlugin {
     public static boolean base;
     public static boolean compat;
     static Block micro;
-    private List<RedPowerNEIPlugin.ItemRange> validMicroTypes = new ArrayList();
+    private List<RedPowerNEIPlugin.ItemRange> validMicroTypes = new ArrayList<>();
 
     @EventHandler
     public void preInit(FMLPreInitializationEvent event) {}
@@ -58,9 +58,7 @@ public class RedPowerNEIPlugin {
     @EventHandler
     public void postInit(FMLPostInitializationEvent event) {
         if (FMLCommonHandler.instance().getSide().isServer()) {
-            FMLLog.severe(
-                "[RedPowerNEIPlugin] Server env detected, disabling...", new Object[0]
-            );
+            FMLLog.severe("[RedPowerNEIPlugin] Server env detected, disabling...");
         } else {
             if (Loader.isModLoaded("NotEnoughItems")) {
                 wiring = Loader.isModLoaded("RedPowerWiring");
@@ -97,7 +95,7 @@ public class RedPowerNEIPlugin {
     }
 
     private void loadSaws() {
-        List<ItemHandsaw> saws = new ArrayList();
+        List<ItemHandsaw> saws = new ArrayList<>();
 
         for (Object item : Item.itemRegistry) {
             if (item instanceof ItemHandsaw) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/eloraam/redpower/base/ItemMicro.java b/src/main/java/com/eloraam/redpower/base/ItemMicro.java
index 3db0542..fd68fdc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/eloraam/redpower/base/ItemMicro.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/eloraam/redpower/base/ItemMicro.java
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ public class ItemMicro extends ItemBlock {
     }
 
     @SideOnly(Side.CLIENT)
+    @Override
     public boolean func_150936_a(
         World world, int x, int y, int z, int side, EntityPlayer player, ItemStack ist
     ) {
@@ -300,8 +301,11 @@ public class ItemMicro extends ItemBlock {
     }
 
     @SideOnly(Side.CLIENT)
+    @Override
     public void getSubItems(Item id, CreativeTabs tab, List list) {
-        if (tab != CreativeExtraTabs.tabWires && tab != CreativeExtraTabs.tabMachine) {
+        // NEI passes null as tab
+        if (tab != null && tab != CreativeExtraTabs.tabWires
+            && tab != CreativeExtraTabs.tabMachine) {
             if (tab == CreativeExtraTabs.tabMicros) {
                 for (int i = 0; i < 255; ++i) {
                     String stub = CoverLib.getName(i);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/eloraam/redpower/control/MicroPlacementRibbon.java b/src/main/java/com/eloraam/redpower/control/MicroPlacementRibbon.java
index a9b1dad..a68a776 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/eloraam/redpower/control/MicroPlacementRibbon.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/eloraam/redpower/control/MicroPlacementRibbon.java
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ public class MicroPlacementRibbon extends MicroPlacementWire {
 
     @Override
     public void addCreativeItems(int hb, CreativeTabs tab, List<ItemStack> items) {
-        if (tab == CreativeExtraTabs.tabWires || tab == CreativeTabs.tabAllSearch) {
+        if (tab == null || tab == CreativeExtraTabs.tabWires
+            || tab == CreativeTabs.tabAllSearch) {
             switch (hb) {
                 case 12:
                     items.add(new ItemStack(CoverLib.blockCoverPlate, 1, 3072));
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/eloraam/redpower/machine/MicroPlacementTube.java b/src/main/java/com/eloraam/redpower/machine/MicroPlacementTube.java
index 51a687e..95f28da 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/eloraam/redpower/machine/MicroPlacementTube.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/eloraam/redpower/machine/MicroPlacementTube.java
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ public class MicroPlacementTube implements IMicroPlacement {
 
     @Override
     public void addCreativeItems(int hb, CreativeTabs tab, List<ItemStack> items) {
-        if (tab == CreativeExtraTabs.tabMachine || tab == CreativeTabs.tabAllSearch) {
+        if (tab == null || tab == CreativeExtraTabs.tabMachine
+            || tab == CreativeTabs.tabAllSearch) {
             switch (hb) {
                 case 7:
                     items.add(new ItemStack(CoverLib.blockCoverPlate, 1, 1792));
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/eloraam/redpower/nei/MicroRecipeHandler.java b/src/main/java/com/eloraam/redpower/nei/MicroRecipeHandler.java
index ffd4050..e363ccb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/eloraam/redpower/nei/MicroRecipeHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/eloraam/redpower/nei/MicroRecipeHandler.java
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import java.util.Random;
 
 import codechicken.nei.PositionedStack;
 import codechicken.nei.recipe.ShapedRecipeHandler;
-import codechicken.nei.recipe.TemplateRecipeHandler.CachedRecipe;
 import com.eloraam.redpower.RedPowerBase;
 import com.eloraam.redpower.base.ItemHandsaw;
 import com.eloraam.redpower.core.CoverLib;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/eloraam/redpower/wiring/MicroPlacementJacket.java b/src/main/java/com/eloraam/redpower/wiring/MicroPlacementJacket.java
index 6611c0d..4e88e2b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/eloraam/redpower/wiring/MicroPlacementJacket.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/eloraam/redpower/wiring/MicroPlacementJacket.java
@@ -153,7 +153,8 @@ public class MicroPlacementJacket implements IMicroPlacement {
 
     @Override
     public void addCreativeItems(int hb, CreativeTabs tab, List<ItemStack> itemList) {
-        if (tab == CreativeExtraTabs.tabWires || tab == CreativeTabs.tabAllSearch) {
+        if (tab == null || tab == CreativeExtraTabs.tabWires
+            || tab == CreativeTabs.tabAllSearch) {
             switch (hb) {
                 case 64:
                     itemList.add(new ItemStack(CoverLib.blockCoverPlate, 1, 16386));
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/eloraam/redpower/wiring/MicroPlacementWire.java b/src/main/java/com/eloraam/redpower/wiring/MicroPlacementWire.java
index 79f95b8..bdd3670 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/eloraam/redpower/wiring/MicroPlacementWire.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/eloraam/redpower/wiring/MicroPlacementWire.java
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@ public class MicroPlacementWire implements IMicroPlacement {
 
     @Override
     public void addCreativeItems(int hb, CreativeTabs tab, List<ItemStack> items) {
-        if (tab == CreativeExtraTabs.tabWires || tab == CreativeTabs.tabAllSearch) {
+        if (tab == null || tab == CreativeExtraTabs.tabWires
+            || tab == CreativeTabs.tabAllSearch) {
             switch (hb) {
                 case 1:
                     items.add(new ItemStack(CoverLib.blockCoverPlate, 1, 256));