diff --git a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/api/ai/goals/WanderGoal.java b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/api/ai/goals/WanderGoal.java
index fc2b6af2..d83a804f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/api/ai/goals/WanderGoal.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/api/ai/goals/WanderGoal.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 import org.bukkit.Location;
 import org.bukkit.block.Block;
+import org.bukkit.block.BlockFace;
 import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler;
 import org.bukkit.event.HandlerList;
 import org.bukkit.event.Listener;
@@ -35,8 +36,9 @@ private Location findRandomPosition() {
             int x = base.getBlockX() + random.nextInt(2 * xrange) - xrange;
             int y = base.getBlockY() + random.nextInt(2 * yrange) - yrange;
             int z = base.getBlockZ() + random.nextInt(2 * xrange) - xrange;
-            Block block = base.getWorld().getBlockAt(x, y - 2, z);
-            if (MinecraftBlockExaminer.canStandOn(block)) {
+            Block block = base.getWorld().getBlockAt(x, y, z);
+            if (MinecraftBlockExaminer.canStandOn(block)
+                    && MinecraftBlockExaminer.canStandIn(block.getRelative(BlockFace.UP).getType())) {
                 found = block.getLocation().add(0, 1, 0);
                 break;
             }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/api/util/ItemStorage.java b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/api/util/ItemStorage.java
index 7ab274a9..297528ef 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/api/util/ItemStorage.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/api/util/ItemStorage.java
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@
 
 public class ItemStorage {
     private static void deserialiseBanner(DataKey root, Banner meta) {
-        meta.setBaseColor(DyeColor.valueOf(root.getString("banner.basecolor")));
+        if (root.keyExists("banner.basecolor")) {
+            meta.setBaseColor(DyeColor.valueOf(root.getString("banner.basecolor")));
+        }
         if (root.keyExists("banner.patterns")) {
             for (DataKey sub : root.getRelative("banner.patterns").getIntegerSubKeys()) {
                 Pattern pattern = new Pattern(DyeColor.valueOf(sub.getString("color")),
@@ -160,7 +162,9 @@ private static void deserialiseMeta(DataKey root, ItemStack res) {
 
         if (root.keyExists("banner")) {
             BannerMeta meta = ensureMeta(res);
-            meta.setBaseColor(DyeColor.valueOf(root.getString("banner.basecolor")));
+            if (root.keyExists("banner.basecolor")) {
+                meta.setBaseColor(DyeColor.valueOf(root.getString("banner.basecolor")));
+            }
             if (root.keyExists("banner.patterns")) {
                 for (DataKey sub : root.getRelative("banner.patterns").getIntegerSubKeys()) {
                     Pattern pattern = new Pattern(DyeColor.valueOf(sub.getString("color")),
@@ -250,7 +254,11 @@ public static void saveItem(DataKey key, ItemStack item) {
     }
 
     private static void serialiseBanner(DataKey root, Banner banner) {
-        root.setString("basecolor", banner.getBaseColor().name());
+        if (banner.getBaseColor() != null) {
+            root.setString("basecolor", banner.getBaseColor().name());
+        } else {
+            root.removeKey("basecolor");
+        }
         List<org.bukkit.block.banner.Pattern> patterns = banner.getPatterns();
         root.removeKey("patterns");
         for (int i = 0; i < patterns.size(); i++) {
@@ -407,7 +415,11 @@ private static void serialiseMeta(DataKey key, ItemMeta meta) {
         if (meta instanceof BannerMeta) {
             BannerMeta banner = (BannerMeta) meta;
             DataKey root = key.getRelative("banner");
-            root.setString("basecolor", banner.getBaseColor().name());
+            if (banner.getBaseColor() != null) {
+                root.setString("basecolor", banner.getBaseColor().name());
+            } else {
+                root.removeKey("basecolor");
+            }
             List<org.bukkit.block.banner.Pattern> patterns = banner.getPatterns();
             root.removeKey("patterns");
             for (int i = 0; i < patterns.size(); i++) {