diff --git a/shared/crafting.lua b/shared/crafting.lua
index 8ba96c0..f31fe90 100644
--- a/shared/crafting.lua
+++ b/shared/crafting.lua
@@ -376,7 +376,10 @@ end
 --- })
 --- ```
 
-function makeItem(data)
+function makeItem(origData)
+
+    local data = cloneTable(origData)
+
     local Ped = PlayerPedId()
     if CraftLock then return end
     CraftLock = true
@@ -418,7 +421,7 @@ function makeItem(data)
                     print("^1Error^7: ^2Inventory is open, you tried to break things")
                     stopCam(0)
                     ClearPedTasks(Ped)
-                    if canReturn then craftingMenu(data) end
+                    if canReturn then craftingMenu(origData) end
                     CraftLock = false
                     return
                 end
@@ -442,7 +445,7 @@ function makeItem(data)
             if not crafted then
                 stopCam(0)
                 ClearPedTasks(Ped)
-                if canReturn then craftingMenu(data) end
+                if canReturn then craftingMenu(origData) end
                 CraftLock = false
                 return
             end
@@ -527,7 +530,7 @@ function makeItem(data)
     --Wait(500)
     stopCam(0)
     CraftLock = false
-    if canReturn then craftingMenu(data) end
+    if canReturn then craftingMenu(origData) end
     ClearPedTasks(Ped)
 end
 
diff --git a/shared/helpers.lua b/shared/helpers.lua
index f5c17bc..f26f4d6 100644
--- a/shared/helpers.lua
+++ b/shared/helpers.lua
@@ -651,6 +651,29 @@ function lookEnt(entity)
     end
 end
 
+-- Function to clone tables, to use when referencing tables that need to be hard set
+function cloneTable(obj, opts, seen)
+    if type(obj) ~= "table" then return obj end
+    seen = seen or {}
+    if seen[obj] then return seen[obj] end
+
+    local copy = {}
+    seen[obj] = copy
+
+    -- Copy entries
+    for k, v in pairs(obj) do
+        local k2 = (opts and opts.copy_keys) and cloneTable(k, opts, seen) or k
+        copy[k2] = cloneTable(v, opts, seen)
+    end
+
+    -- Preserve metatable unless told not to
+    if not (opts and opts.strip_meta) then
+        local mt = getmetatable(obj)
+        if mt ~= nil then setmetatable(copy, mt) end
+    end
+
+    return copy
+end
 
 -------------------------------------------------------------
 -- Material and Prop Functions