diff --git a/Spigot-Server-Patches/Add-Raw-Byte-ItemStack-Serialization.patch b/Spigot-Server-Patches/Add-Raw-Byte-ItemStack-Serialization.patch
index 568440a50..159b92d02 100644
--- a/Spigot-Server-Patches/Add-Raw-Byte-ItemStack-Serialization.patch
+++ b/Spigot-Server-Patches/Add-Raw-Byte-ItemStack-Serialization.patch
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..00000000000000000000000000000000
 +            );
 +            int dataVersion = compound.getInt("DataVersion");
 +
-+            Preconditions.checkArgument(dataVersion < getDataVersion(), "Newer version! Server downgrades are not supported!");
++            Preconditions.checkArgument(dataVersion <= getDataVersion(), "Newer version! Server downgrades are not supported!");
 +            Dynamic<NBTBase> converted = DataConverterRegistry.getDataFixer().update(DataConverterTypes.ITEM_STACK, new Dynamic<NBTBase>(DynamicOpsNBT.a, compound), -1, getDataVersion());
 +            return CraftItemStack.asCraftMirror(net.minecraft.server.ItemStack.fromCompound((NBTTagCompound) converted.getValue()));
 +        } catch (IOException ex) {