diff --git a/src/main/java/com/direwolf20/justdirethings/common/blocks/gooblocks/GooBlock_Item.java b/src/main/java/com/direwolf20/justdirethings/common/blocks/gooblocks/GooBlock_Item.java
index 8c2b1d58..aa7f7645 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/direwolf20/justdirethings/common/blocks/gooblocks/GooBlock_Item.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/direwolf20/justdirethings/common/blocks/gooblocks/GooBlock_Item.java
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 package com.direwolf20.justdirethings.common.blocks.gooblocks;
 
+import com.direwolf20.justdirethings.setup.Config;
 import net.minecraft.ChatFormatting;
 import net.minecraft.network.chat.Component;
 import net.minecraft.world.item.BlockItem;
 import net.minecraft.world.item.Item;
 import net.minecraft.world.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.world.item.TooltipFlag;
+import net.minecraft.world.item.context.BlockPlaceContext;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.Level;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.Block;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.block.state.BlockState;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -27,4 +30,12 @@ public void appendHoverText(ItemStack stack, Item.TooltipContext context, List<C
         tooltip.add(Component.translatable("justdirethings.requiresfeeding")
                 .withStyle(ChatFormatting.DARK_RED));
     }
+
+    @Override
+    protected BlockState getPlacementState(BlockPlaceContext context) {
+        BlockState blockstate = Config.GOO_CAN_DIE.get() ? this.getBlock().getStateForPlacement(context) : this.getBlock().getStateForPlacement(context).setValue(GooBlock_Base.ALIVE, true);
+        if (blockstate == null)
+            return null;
+        return this.canPlace(context, blockstate) ? blockstate : null;
+    }
 }