diff --git a/src/main/java/org/betterx/bclib/BCLib.java b/src/main/java/org/betterx/bclib/BCLib.java
index 976a995f..d9b75d53 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/betterx/bclib/BCLib.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/betterx/bclib/BCLib.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import org.betterx.bclib.api.v3.tag.BCLBlockTags;
 import org.betterx.bclib.commands.CommandRegistry;
 import org.betterx.bclib.config.Configs;
 import org.betterx.bclib.networking.VersionChecker;
+import org.betterx.bclib.recipes.AlloyingRecipe;
 import org.betterx.bclib.recipes.AnvilRecipe;
 import org.betterx.bclib.recipes.CraftingRecipes;
 import org.betterx.bclib.registry.BaseBlockEntities;
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ public class BCLib implements ModInitializer {
         WorldConfig.registerModCache(MOD_ID);
         DataExchangeAPI.registerMod(MOD_ID);
         AnvilRecipe.register();
+        AlloyingRecipe.register();
         Conditions.registerAll();
         CommandRegistry.register();
         BCLBlockTags.ensureStaticallyLoaded();
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/betterx/bclib/recipes/AlloyingRecipe.java b/src/main/java/org/betterx/bclib/recipes/AlloyingRecipe.java
index eedbfbab..621970b7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/betterx/bclib/recipes/AlloyingRecipe.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/betterx/bclib/recipes/AlloyingRecipe.java
@@ -250,4 +250,8 @@ public class AlloyingRecipe implements Recipe<Container>, UnknownReceipBookCateg
             packetBuffer.writeVarInt(recipe.smeltTime);
         }
     }
+
+    public static void register() {
+        //we call this to make sure that TYPE is initialized
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/betterx/bclib/recipes/AnvilRecipe.java b/src/main/java/org/betterx/bclib/recipes/AnvilRecipe.java
index 38afd84a..f35ae7be 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/betterx/bclib/recipes/AnvilRecipe.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/betterx/bclib/recipes/AnvilRecipe.java
@@ -48,8 +48,9 @@ public class AnvilRecipe implements Recipe<Container>, UnknownReceipBookCategory
     );
     public final static ResourceLocation ID = BCLib.makeID(GROUP);
 
-    public static void register() {
 
+    public static void register() {
+        //we call this to make sure that TYPE is initialized
     }
 
     private final ResourceLocation id;