diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/me/storage/CellInventory.java b/src/main/java/appeng/me/storage/CellInventory.java
index 37f7502b..5242b1da 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/me/storage/CellInventory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/me/storage/CellInventory.java
@@ -401,9 +401,9 @@ public class CellInventory implements ICellInventory
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			this.storedItems = (short) this.cellItems.size();
 			this.tagCompound.setShort( ITEM_TYPE_TAG, this.storedItems );
 		}
+		this.storedItems = (short) this.cellItems.size();
 
 		/*
 		 * if ( tagCount instanceof NBTTagInt ) ((NBTTagInt) tagCount).data = storedItemCount = itemCount; else
@@ -414,9 +414,9 @@ public class CellInventory implements ICellInventory
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			this.storedItemCount = itemCount;
 			this.tagCompound.setInteger( ITEM_COUNT_TAG, itemCount );
 		}
+		this.storedItemCount = itemCount;
 
 		// clean any old crusty stuff...
 		for( ; x < oldStoredItems && x < this.maxItemTypes; x++ )