diff --git a/src/main/java/one/devos/nautical/up_and_away/content/balloon/entity/AbstractBalloon.java b/src/main/java/one/devos/nautical/up_and_away/content/balloon/entity/AbstractBalloon.java
index ac60de6..dcc6cb7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/one/devos/nautical/up_and_away/content/balloon/entity/AbstractBalloon.java
+++ b/src/main/java/one/devos/nautical/up_and_away/content/balloon/entity/AbstractBalloon.java
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ protected AbstractBalloon(EntityType<?> type, Level level, ItemStack stack, @Nul
 	@Override
 	protected void defineSynchedData(Builder builder) {
 		builder.define(SHAPE_ID, DEFAULT_SHAPE.id);
-		builder.define(COLOR, AbstractBalloon.DEFAULT_COLOR);
+		builder.define(COLOR, DEFAULT_COLOR);
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -342,11 +342,12 @@ public boolean isPickable() {
 	@Nullable
 	@Override
 	public ItemStack getPickResult() {
-		return Util.make(new ItemStack(this.baseItem()), stack -> stack.applyComponents(
+		int color = this.color();
+		return Util.make(new ItemStack(this.baseItem()), color != DEFAULT_COLOR ? stack -> stack.applyComponents(
 				DataComponentPatch.builder()
-						.set(DataComponents.DYED_COLOR, new DyedItemColor(this.color(), true)).
+						.set(DataComponents.DYED_COLOR, new DyedItemColor(color, true)).
 						build()
-		));
+		) : stack -> {});
 	}
 
 	@Override