diff --git a/src/main/java/org/betterx/betterend/blocks/InfusionPedestal.java b/src/main/java/org/betterx/betterend/blocks/InfusionPedestal.java
index 0d565095..a9242067 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/betterx/betterend/blocks/InfusionPedestal.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/betterx/betterend/blocks/InfusionPedestal.java
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ public class InfusionPedestal extends PedestalBlock {
                 }
                 pedestal.getRitual().checkRecipe();
             } else {
-                InfusionRitual ritual = new InfusionRitual(pedestal, world, pos);
-                pedestal.linkRitual(ritual);
+                InfusionRitual ritual = pedestal.linkRitual(pedestal, world, pos);
                 ritual.checkRecipe();
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/betterx/betterend/blocks/entities/InfusionPedestalEntity.java b/src/main/java/org/betterx/betterend/blocks/entities/InfusionPedestalEntity.java
index a65f3592..bc1d952e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/betterx/betterend/blocks/entities/InfusionPedestalEntity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/betterx/betterend/blocks/entities/InfusionPedestalEntity.java
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import net.minecraft.world.level.block.entity.BlockEntity;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.state.BlockState;
 
 public class InfusionPedestalEntity extends PedestalBlockEntity {
-
     private InfusionRitual linkedRitual;
 
     public InfusionPedestalEntity(BlockPos blockPos, BlockState blockState) {
@@ -23,12 +22,14 @@ public class InfusionPedestalEntity extends PedestalBlockEntity {
         if (hasRitual()) {
             linkedRitual.setLocation(world, this.getBlockPos());
         } else {
-            linkRitual(new InfusionRitual(this, world, this.getBlockPos()));
+            linkRitual(this, world, this.getBlockPos());
         }
     }
 
-    public void linkRitual(InfusionRitual ritual) {
-        linkedRitual = ritual;
+    public InfusionRitual linkRitual(InfusionPedestalEntity pedestal, Level world, BlockPos pos) {
+        linkedRitual = new InfusionRitual(pedestal, world, pos);
+        linkedRitual.configure();
+        return linkedRitual;
     }
 
     public InfusionRitual getRitual() {
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ public class InfusionPedestalEntity extends PedestalBlockEntity {
         if (tag.contains("ritual")) {
             linkedRitual = new InfusionRitual(this, level, worldPosition);
             linkedRitual.fromTag(tag.getCompound("ritual"));
+            linkedRitual.configure();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/betterx/betterend/rituals/InfusionRitual.java b/src/main/java/org/betterx/betterend/rituals/InfusionRitual.java
index f8c4dfa5..55a1d6bb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/betterx/betterend/rituals/InfusionRitual.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/betterx/betterend/rituals/InfusionRitual.java
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ public class InfusionRitual implements Container {
         this.input = pedestal;
         this.world = world;
         this.worldPos = pos;
-        configure();
     }
 
     public void configure() {