diff --git a/craft.lua b/craft.lua
index aaefad5..03899a4 100644
--- a/craft.lua
+++ b/craft.lua
@@ -217,6 +217,8 @@ local function craft_recipe_recursion(recipe, available_items, currently_availab
     local total_required_items = {}
     local total_crafting_order = {}
 
+    -- print('Crafting ' .. recipe.result)
+
     -- go through all the required ingredients
     for item, count in pairs(recipe.requires) do
         -- check if some crafting result provided this item
@@ -224,11 +226,16 @@ local function craft_recipe_recursion(recipe, available_items, currently_availab
         if not available then
             available = 0
         end
+        -- print('Requires ' .. count .. 'x ' .. item )
+        -- print('I have ' .. available .. ' ' .. item .. ' from previous crafting')
+
         if available >= count then
-            -- print('I have ' .. count .. ' ' .. item .. ' from previous crafting')
             -- remove it from tracked available items so if other recipe requires it, it needs to craft it
             currently_available[item] = currently_available[item] - count
         else
+            -- remove the items it has from tracked available items so if other recipe requires it, it needs to craft it
+            currently_available[item] = 0
+
             local required_count = count - available
 
             -- check if there is enough in the main available storage
@@ -237,15 +244,23 @@ local function craft_recipe_recursion(recipe, available_items, currently_availab
                 available = 0
             end
             if available >= required_count then
-                -- print('I have ' .. required_count .. ' ' .. item .. ' available')
+                -- print('I have ' .. available .. ' ' .. item .. ' available')
+                -- add the required amount to required items
                 add(total_required_items, item, required_count)
                 -- remove it from tracked available items so if other recipe requires it, it needs to craft it
-                available_items[item] = available_items[item] - count
+                available_items[item] = available_items[item] - required_count
             else
+                if available > 0 then
+                    -- add what it has to required items
+                    add(total_required_items, item, available)
+                    -- remove it from tracked available items so if other recipe requires it, it needs to craft it
+                    available_items[item] = 0
+                end
+
                 -- update count
                 required_count = required_count - available
 
-                -- print('Missing ' .. required_count .. ' ' .. item)
+                -- print('Have ' .. available .. ' and is missing ' .. required_count .. ' ' .. item)
 
                 -- check if I can craft it
                 local sub_recipe = recipes[item]
@@ -272,7 +287,7 @@ local function craft_recipe_recursion(recipe, available_items, currently_availab
                     end
                 else
                     -- print('Need ' .. required_count .. ' more ' .. item)
-                    add(total_required_items, item, count)
+                    add(total_required_items, item, required_count)
                 end
             end
         end