diff --git a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/equipment/armor/BacktankBlock.java b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/equipment/armor/BacktankBlock.java
index 967f0a7f67..93e7fc44df 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/equipment/armor/BacktankBlock.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/equipment/armor/BacktankBlock.java
@@ -184,8 +184,10 @@ public ItemStack getCloneItemStack(BlockGetter blockGetter, BlockPos pos, BlockS
 		Optional<BacktankBlockEntity> blockEntityOptional = getBlockEntityOptional(blockGetter, pos);
 
 		CompoundTag forgeCapsTag = blockEntityOptional.map(BacktankBlockEntity::getForgeCapsTag)
+				.map(CompoundTag::copy)
 			.orElse(null);
 		CompoundTag vanillaTag = blockEntityOptional.map(BacktankBlockEntity::getVanillaTag)
+				.map(CompoundTag::copy)
 			.orElse(new CompoundTag());
 		int air = blockEntityOptional.map(BacktankBlockEntity::getAirLevel)
 			.orElse(0);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/equipment/armor/BacktankBlockEntity.java b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/equipment/armor/BacktankBlockEntity.java
index 181e5b1bb3..6b03b0947f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/equipment/armor/BacktankBlockEntity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/equipment/armor/BacktankBlockEntity.java
@@ -120,10 +120,10 @@ protected void write(CompoundTag compound, boolean clientPacket) {
 		compound.putInt("Air", airLevel);
 		compound.putInt("Timer", airLevelTimer);
 		compound.putInt("CapacityEnchantment", capacityEnchantLevel);
-		
+
 		if (this.customName != null)
 			compound.putString("CustomName", Component.Serializer.toJson(this.customName));
-		
+
 		compound.put("VanillaTag", vanillaTag);
 		if (forgeCapsTag != null)
 			compound.put("ForgeCapsTag", forgeCapsTag);
@@ -136,10 +136,10 @@ protected void read(CompoundTag compound, boolean clientPacket) {
 		airLevel = compound.getInt("Air");
 		airLevelTimer = compound.getInt("Timer");
 		capacityEnchantLevel = compound.getInt("CapacityEnchantment");
-		
+
 		if (compound.contains("CustomName", 8))
 			this.customName = Component.Serializer.fromJson(compound.getString("CustomName"));
-		
+
 		vanillaTag = compound.getCompound("VanillaTag");
 		forgeCapsTag = compound.contains("ForgeCapsTag") ? compound.getCompound("ForgeCapsTag") : null;
 
@@ -181,16 +181,18 @@ public void setCustomName(Component customName) {
 	public void setCapacityEnchantLevel(int capacityEnchantLevel) {
 		this.capacityEnchantLevel = capacityEnchantLevel;
 	}
-	
+
 	public void setTags(CompoundTag vanillaTag, @Nullable CompoundTag forgeCapsTag) {
-		this.vanillaTag = vanillaTag;
-		this.forgeCapsTag = forgeCapsTag;
+		this.vanillaTag = vanillaTag.copy();
+		this.forgeCapsTag = forgeCapsTag == null ? null : forgeCapsTag.copy();
+		// Prevent nesting of the ctrl+pick block added tag
+		vanillaTag.remove("BlockEntityTag");
 	}
 
 	public CompoundTag getVanillaTag() {
 		return vanillaTag;
 	}
-	
+
 	public CompoundTag getForgeCapsTag() {
 		return forgeCapsTag;
 	}