diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftMetaBanner.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftMetaBanner.java
index 994b9aaac8..bdf74baa84 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftMetaBanner.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftMetaBanner.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ public class CraftMetaBanner extends CraftMetaItem implements BannerMeta {
 
     CraftMetaBanner(CraftMetaItem meta) {
         super(meta);
+        blockEntityTag = null; 
 
         if (!(meta instanceof CraftMetaBanner)) {
             return;
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ public class CraftMetaBanner extends CraftMetaItem implements BannerMeta {
 
     CraftMetaBanner(NBTTagCompound tag) {
         super(tag);
+        blockEntityTag = null; 
         
         if (!tag.hasKey("BlockEntityTag")) {
             return;
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ public class CraftMetaBanner extends CraftMetaItem implements BannerMeta {
 
     CraftMetaBanner(Map<String, Object> map) {
         super(map);
+        blockEntityTag = null; 
         
         String baseStr = SerializableMeta.getString(map, BASE.BUKKIT, true);
         if (baseStr != null) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftMetaItem.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftMetaItem.java
index f666713461..c25d081919 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftMetaItem.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftMetaItem.java
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ class CraftMetaItem implements ItemMeta, Repairable {
     private Map<Enchantment, Integer> enchantments;
     private int repairCost;
     private final NBTTagList attributes;
-    private final NBTTagCompound blockEntityTag;
+    protected NBTTagCompound blockEntityTag;
 
     CraftMetaItem(CraftMetaItem meta) {
         if (meta == null) {
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ class CraftMetaItem implements ItemMeta, Repairable {
                 && (this.hasLore() ? that.hasLore() && this.lore.equals(that.lore) : !that.hasLore())
                 && (this.hasAttributes() ? that.hasAttributes() && this.attributes.equals(that.attributes) : !that.hasAttributes())
                 && (this.hasRepairCost() ? that.hasRepairCost() && this.repairCost == that.repairCost : !that.hasRepairCost())
-                && (this.blockEntityTag != null ? that.blockEntityTag != null && this.blockEntityTag.equals(this.blockEntityTag) : that.blockEntityTag == null);
+                && (this.blockEntityTag != null ? that.blockEntityTag != null && this.blockEntityTag.equals(that.blockEntityTag) : that.blockEntityTag == null);
     }
 
     /**