diff --git a/plugins/citadel-paper/src/com/untamedears/citadel/Utility.java b/plugins/citadel-paper/src/com/untamedears/citadel/Utility.java
index 65bb3d68f..7da5c4ce3 100644
--- a/plugins/citadel-paper/src/com/untamedears/citadel/Utility.java
+++ b/plugins/citadel-paper/src/com/untamedears/citadel/Utility.java
@@ -132,6 +132,17 @@ public class Utility {
         }
     }
 
+    public static boolean explodeReinforcement(Block block) {
+        AccessDelegate delegate = AccessDelegate.getDelegate(block);
+        IReinforcement reinforcement = delegate.getReinforcement();
+        if (reinforcement == null) {
+            return false;
+        } else if(reinforcement instanceof NaturalReinforcement) {
+            return reinforcementBroken(reinforcement);
+        }
+        return reinforcementDamaged(reinforcement);
+    }
+
     public static boolean maybeReinforcementDamaged(Block block) {
         AccessDelegate delegate = AccessDelegate.getDelegate(block);
         IReinforcement reinforcement = delegate.getReinforcement();
diff --git a/plugins/citadel-paper/src/com/untamedears/citadel/listener/EntityListener.java b/plugins/citadel-paper/src/com/untamedears/citadel/listener/EntityListener.java
index e8342c81c..dcf509a5e 100644
--- a/plugins/citadel-paper/src/com/untamedears/citadel/listener/EntityListener.java
+++ b/plugins/citadel-paper/src/com/untamedears/citadel/listener/EntityListener.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.untamedears.citadel.listener;
 
+import static com.untamedears.citadel.Utility.explodeReinforcement;
 import static com.untamedears.citadel.Utility.maybeReinforcementDamaged;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ public class EntityListener implements Listener {
         while (iterator.hasNext()) {
             Block block = iterator.next();
             try {
-	            if (maybeReinforcementDamaged(block)) {
+	            if (explodeReinforcement(block)) {
 	                block.getDrops().clear();
 	                iterator.remove();
 	            }