diff --git a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/command/CommandClear.java b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/command/CommandClear.java
index 52d6902..2419353 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/command/CommandClear.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/command/CommandClear.java
@@ -27,14 +27,21 @@ public class CommandClear implements TabExecutor {
             return false;
         }
 
-        InventoryHelper.notHoldingOneWritableBookCheck(player, "You must be holding a writable book to copy it!",
-                "You cannot copy two books at once!");
+        if (InventoryHelper.notHoldingOneWritableBookCheck(player, "You must be holding a writable book to " +
+                "clear it!", "You cannot clear two books at once!")) {
+            return false;
+        }
 
         //Clear the player's held book
-        ItemStack heldBook = InventoryHelper.getHeldBook(player, true);
-        BookMeta bookMeta = (BookMeta) heldBook;
+        ItemStack heldBook = InventoryHelper.getHeldBook(player, false);
+        BookMeta bookMeta = (BookMeta) heldBook.getItemMeta();
+        if (bookMeta == null) {
+            BooksWithoutBorders.sendErrorMessage(sender, "Unable to get metadata for the held book!");
+            return false;
+        }
         bookMeta.setPages("");
         heldBook.setItemMeta(bookMeta);
+        BooksWithoutBorders.sendSuccessMessage(sender, "Book cleared!");
         return true;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/utility/EconomyHelper.java b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/utility/EconomyHelper.java
index e31ab3d..8af3c9c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/utility/EconomyHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/utility/EconomyHelper.java
@@ -110,14 +110,15 @@ public final class EconomyHelper {
             int clearedAmount = 0;
             for (ItemStack itemStack : books) {
                 if (itemStack.getAmount() > itemCost) {
+                    //If encountering an item stack with more than enough books, remove the necessary books
                     itemStack.setAmount(itemStack.getAmount() - itemCost);
-                    break;
+                    return true;
                 } else {
                     clearedAmount += itemStack.getAmount();
-                    player.getInventory().remove(itemStack);
+                    player.getInventory().removeItem(itemStack);
                 }
                 if (clearedAmount >= itemCost) {
-                    break;
+                    return true;
                 }
             }
             return true;
@@ -147,12 +148,12 @@ public final class EconomyHelper {
     private static List<ItemStack> getPlayersEmptyBooks(Player player) {
         List<ItemStack> validBooks = new ArrayList<>();
         for (ItemStack itemStack : player.getInventory().getContents()) {
-            if (itemStack.getType() != Material.WRITABLE_BOOK) {
+            if (itemStack == null || itemStack.getType() != Material.WRITABLE_BOOK) {
                 continue;
             }
-            BookMeta book = (BookMeta) itemStack;
+            BookMeta book = (BookMeta) itemStack.getItemMeta();
             //Only accept empty books
-            if (!book.hasPages() || (book.getPageCount() == 1 && book.getPage(1).trim().isEmpty())) {
+            if (book != null && (!book.hasPages() || (book.getPageCount() == 1 && book.getPage(1).trim().isEmpty()))) {
                 validBooks.add(itemStack);
             }
         }
@@ -170,8 +171,10 @@ public final class EconomyHelper {
     private static boolean payForBookPrintingEconomy(Player player, double cost, int numCopies) {
         if ((economy.getBalance(player) - cost) >= 0) {
             economy.withdrawPlayer(player, cost);
-            BooksWithoutBorders.sendSuccessMessage(player, economy.format(cost) + " withdrawn to create " + numCopies + " book(s)");
-            BooksWithoutBorders.sendSuccessMessage(player, "New balance: " + economy.format(economy.getBalance(player)));
+            BooksWithoutBorders.sendSuccessMessage(player, economy.format(cost) + " withdrawn to create " +
+                    numCopies + " book(s)");
+            BooksWithoutBorders.sendSuccessMessage(player, "New balance: " +
+                    economy.format(economy.getBalance(player)));
             return true;
         } else {
             BooksWithoutBorders.sendErrorMessage(player, economy.format(cost) + " is required for this command!");