diff --git a/ReagentManager.cs b/ReagentManager.cs
--- a/ReagentManager.cs
+++ b/ReagentManager.cs
@@ -115,13 +115,19 @@ namespace DesertPaintLab
 					{
 						string ppname = match.Groups["name"].Value;
                         string name = null;
-                        nameLookup.TryGetValue(ppname, out name);
-                        Reagent reagent = GetReagent(name);
-                        if (reagent != null && !reagent.IsCatalyst)
+                        if (nameLookup.TryGetValue(ppname, out name))
                         {
-                            reagent.Enabled = match.Groups["enabled"].Value.Equals("Y");
-                            reagent.Cost = uint.Parse(match.Groups["cost"].Value);
-                            reagent.RecipeMax = uint.Parse(match.Groups["max"].Value);
+                            Reagent reagent = GetReagent(name);
+                            if (reagent != null && !reagent.IsCatalyst)
+                            {
+                                reagent.Enabled = match.Groups["enabled"].Value.Equals("Y");
+                                reagent.Cost = uint.Parse(match.Groups["cost"].Value);
+                                reagent.RecipeMax = uint.Parse(match.Groups["max"].Value);
+                            }
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            // bad name?
                         }
 					}
 					else
@@ -131,12 +137,18 @@ namespace DesertPaintLab
 						{
 							string ppname = match.Groups["name"].Value;
                             string name = null;
-                            nameLookup.TryGetValue(ppname, out name);
-                            Reagent reagent = GetReagent(name);
-                            if (reagent != null && reagent.IsCatalyst)
+                            if (nameLookup.TryGetValue(ppname, out name))
                             {
-                                reagent.Enabled = match.Groups["enabled"].Value.Equals("Y");
-                                reagent.Cost = uint.Parse(match.Groups["cost"].Value);
+                                Reagent reagent = GetReagent(name);
+                                if (reagent != null && reagent.IsCatalyst)
+                                {
+                                    reagent.Enabled = match.Groups["enabled"].Value.Equals("Y");
+                                    reagent.Cost = uint.Parse(match.Groups["cost"].Value);
+                                }
+                            }
+                            else
+                            {
+                                // bad name?
                             }
 						}
 					}
@@ -240,13 +252,11 @@ namespace DesertPaintLab
 		public static Reagent GetReagent(string reagentName)
 		{
 			Reagent returnVal;
-			reagents.TryGetValue(reagentName, out returnVal);
-            if (returnVal == null)
+			if (!reagents.TryGetValue(reagentName, out returnVal))
             {
                 // convert pp name to our internal name
                 string otherName = null;
-                nameLookup.TryGetValue(reagentName, out otherName);
-                if (otherName != null)
+                if (nameLookup.TryGetValue(reagentName, out otherName))
                 {
                     reagents.TryGetValue(otherName, out returnVal);
                 }