diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/thebusybiscuit/slimefun4/utils/BlockUtils.java b/src/main/java/io/github/thebusybiscuit/slimefun4/utils/BlockUtils.java
index 215f56558..4a09b19a7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/thebusybiscuit/slimefun4/utils/BlockUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/thebusybiscuit/slimefun4/utils/BlockUtils.java
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package io.github.thebusybiscuit.slimefun4.utils;
 import org.bukkit.block.Block;
 public final class BlockUtils {
 
+    private BlockUtils() {}
+
     public static boolean hasInventory(Block block) {
         if (block == null) return false;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/mrCookieSlime/Slimefun/api/BlockStorage.java b/src/main/java/me/mrCookieSlime/Slimefun/api/BlockStorage.java
index 6958e376e..c7dc7a916 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/mrCookieSlime/Slimefun/api/BlockStorage.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/mrCookieSlime/Slimefun/api/BlockStorage.java
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
-import com.google.gson.*;
+import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
+import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
+import com.google.gson.JsonParser;
 import com.google.gson.stream.JsonWriter;
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.Chunk;
@@ -388,8 +390,10 @@ public class BlockStorage {
             }
             jsonWriter.endObject();
             return stringWriter.toString();
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw new AssertionError(e);
+        }
+        catch (IOException x) {
+            Slimefun.getLogger().log(Level.SEVERE, "An error occurred while serializing BlockInfo", x);
+            return null;
         }
     }