diff --git a/cf-lib/data/Recipe.lua b/cf-lib/data/Recipe.lua
index 17ba8c0..52e453b 100644
--- a/cf-lib/data/Recipe.lua
+++ b/cf-lib/data/Recipe.lua
@@ -11,16 +11,15 @@ function Recipe:new(value)
     if type(value) == "string" then
         name = value
         recipe = data.raw.recipe[name]
+        if not recipe then
+            log("Recipe not found: " .. name)
+            return nil
+        end
     elseif type(value) == "table" then
         name = value.name
         recipe = value
     end
 
-    if not recipe then
-        log("Recipe not found: " .. name)
-        return nil
-    end
-
     local obj = {
         prototype = recipe
     }
@@ -150,4 +149,4 @@ function Recipe:clone(name)
     return Recipe:new(clone)
 end
 
-return Recipe
\ No newline at end of file
+return Recipe