diff --git a/fml/jsons/1.8-dev.json b/fml/jsons/1.8-dev.json
index 703ad487d..a037eee0b 100644
--- a/fml/jsons/1.8-dev.json
+++ b/fml/jsons/1.8-dev.json
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
       "name": "com.mojang:authlib:1.5.17"
     },
     {
-      "name": "com.mojang:realms:1.5.5"
+      "name": "com.mojang:realms:1.6.1"
     },
     {
       "name": "org.apache.commons:commons-compress:1.8.1"
diff --git a/fml/jsons/1.8.json b/fml/jsons/1.8.json
index 7305f1363..eb6fe4456 100644
--- a/fml/jsons/1.8.json
+++ b/fml/jsons/1.8.json
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
       "name": "com.mojang:authlib:1.5.17"
     },
     {
-      "name": "com.mojang:realms:1.5.5"
+      "name": "com.mojang:realms:1.6.1"
     },
     {
       "name": "org.apache.commons:commons-compress:1.8.1"
diff --git a/fml/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/common/registry/FMLControlledNamespacedRegistry.java b/fml/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/common/registry/FMLControlledNamespacedRegistry.java
index 4921c8969..6161d984f 100644
--- a/fml/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/common/registry/FMLControlledNamespacedRegistry.java
+++ b/fml/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/common/registry/FMLControlledNamespacedRegistry.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import java.util.Set;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.Validate;
 
 import net.minecraft.block.Block;
+import net.minecraft.item.ItemBanner;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemBlock;
 import net.minecraft.util.ObjectIntIdentityMap;
 import net.minecraft.util.RegistryNamespaced;
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ public class FMLControlledNamespacedRegistry<I> extends RegistryNamespacedDefaul
             // entry is blocked, thus should be empty
             if (blockedIds.contains(id)) throw new IllegalStateException(String.format("Registry entry for %s %s, id %d, name %s, marked as dangling.", type, obj, id, name));
 
-            if (obj instanceof ItemBlock)
+            if (obj instanceof ItemBlock && !(obj instanceof ItemBanner)) //Dammet Mojang not linking Banners
             {
                 Block block = ((ItemBlock) obj).block;
 
diff --git a/fml/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/common/registry/GameData.java b/fml/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/common/registry/GameData.java
index 4e4fa137f..3b7e271cd 100644
--- a/fml/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/common/registry/GameData.java
+++ b/fml/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/fml/common/registry/GameData.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import java.util.Set;
 import net.minecraft.block.Block;
 import net.minecraft.block.state.IBlockState;
 import net.minecraft.item.Item;
+import net.minecraft.item.ItemBanner;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemBlock;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.util.ObjectIntIdentityMap;
@@ -709,7 +710,7 @@ public class GameData {
 
     private int registerItem(Item item, String name, int idHint)
     {
-        if (item instanceof ItemBlock) // ItemBlock, adjust id and clear the slot already occupied by the corresponding block
+        if (item instanceof ItemBlock && !(item instanceof ItemBanner)) // ItemBlock, adjust id and clear the slot already occupied by the corresponding block
         {
             Block block = ((ItemBlock) item).block;
             if (idHint != -1 && getMain().blockSubstitutions.containsKey(name))