diff --git a/src/main/java/adris/altoclef/tasks/resources/ShearAndCollectBlockTask.java b/src/main/java/adris/altoclef/tasks/resources/ShearAndCollectBlockTask.java
index 4e93c23d8..430b4f7a8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/adris/altoclef/tasks/resources/ShearAndCollectBlockTask.java
+++ b/src/main/java/adris/altoclef/tasks/resources/ShearAndCollectBlockTask.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import adris.altoclef.tasksystem.Task;
 import adris.altoclef.util.ItemTarget;
 import adris.altoclef.util.MiningRequirement;
+import adris.altoclef.util.helpers.ItemHelper;
 import net.minecraft.block.Block;
 import net.minecraft.item.Item;
 import net.minecraft.item.Items;
@@ -26,7 +27,9 @@ public ShearAndCollectBlockTask(Item item, int count, Block... blocksToMine) {
     @Override
     protected void onStart(AltoClef mod) {
         mod.getBehaviour().push();
-        mod.getBehaviour().allowShears(true);
+        mod.getBehaviour().forceUseTool((blockState, itemStack) ->
+                itemStack.getItem() == Items.SHEARS && ItemHelper.areShearsEffective(blockState.getBlock())
+        );
         super.onStart(mod);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/adris/altoclef/util/control/BotBehaviour.java b/src/main/java/adris/altoclef/util/control/BotBehaviour.java
index b8552188a..2f3bc1749 100644
--- a/src/main/java/adris/altoclef/util/control/BotBehaviour.java
+++ b/src/main/java/adris/altoclef/util/control/BotBehaviour.java
@@ -5,13 +5,16 @@
 import baritone.altoclef.AltoClefSettings;
 import baritone.api.Settings;
 import baritone.api.utils.RayTraceUtils;
+import net.minecraft.block.BlockState;
 import net.minecraft.client.MinecraftClient;
 import net.minecraft.entity.Entity;
 import net.minecraft.item.Item;
+import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
 import net.minecraft.world.RaycastContext;
 
 import java.util.*;
+import java.util.function.BiPredicate;
 import java.util.function.Predicate;
 
 /**
@@ -89,6 +92,11 @@ public void allowWalkingOn(Predicate<BlockPos> pred) {
         current().applyState();
     }
 
+    public void forceUseTool(BiPredicate<BlockState, ItemStack> pred) {
+        current().forceUseTools.add(pred);
+        current().applyState();
+    }
+
     public void setRayTracingFluidHandling(RaycastContext.FluidHandling fluidHandling) {
         current().rayFluidHandling = fluidHandling;
         //Debug.logMessage("OOF: " + fluidHandling);
@@ -158,11 +166,6 @@ public boolean shouldAvoidDodgingProjectile(Entity entity) {
         return false;
     }
 
-    public void allowShears(boolean allow) {
-        current().allowShears = allow;
-        current().applyState();
-    }
-
     /// Stack management
     public void push() {
         if (_states.isEmpty()) {
@@ -221,8 +224,8 @@ class State {
         public List<Predicate<BlockPos>> toAvoidBreaking = new ArrayList<>();
         public List<Predicate<BlockPos>> toAvoidPlacing = new ArrayList<>();
         public List<Predicate<BlockPos>> allowWalking = new ArrayList<>();
+        public List<BiPredicate<BlockState, ItemStack>> forceUseTools = new ArrayList<>();
         public boolean _allowWalkThroughFlowingWater = false;
-        public boolean allowShears;
 
         // Minecraft config
         public boolean pauseOnLostFocus = true;
@@ -280,11 +283,11 @@ private void readExtraState(AltoClefSettings settings) {
                     protectedItems = new ArrayList<>(settings.getProtectedItems());
                     synchronized (settings.getPropertiesMutex()) {
                         allowWalking = new ArrayList<>(settings.getForceWalkOnPredicates());
+                        forceUseTools = new ArrayList<>(settings.getForceUseToolPredicates());
                     }
                 }
             }
             _allowWalkThroughFlowingWater = settings.isFlowingWaterPassAllowed();
-            allowShears = settings.areShearsAllowed();
 
             rayFluidHandling = RayTraceUtils.fluidHandling;
         }
@@ -321,12 +324,13 @@ private void applyState(Settings s, AltoClefSettings sa) {
                     synchronized (sa.getPropertiesMutex()) {
                         sa.getForceWalkOnPredicates().clear();
                         sa.getForceWalkOnPredicates().addAll(allowWalking);
+                        sa.getForceUseToolPredicates().clear();
+                        sa.getForceUseToolPredicates().addAll(forceUseTools);
                     }
                 }
             }
 
             sa.setFlowingWaterPass(_allowWalkThroughFlowingWater);
-            sa.allowShears(allowShears);
             sa.allowSwimThroughLava(swimThroughLava);
 
             // Extra / hard coded
diff --git a/src/main/java/adris/altoclef/util/helpers/ItemHelper.java b/src/main/java/adris/altoclef/util/helpers/ItemHelper.java
index f9b51d57f..53f1896e9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/adris/altoclef/util/helpers/ItemHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/adris/altoclef/util/helpers/ItemHelper.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import net.minecraft.item.BlockItem;
 import net.minecraft.item.Item;
 import net.minecraft.item.Items;
+import net.minecraft.tag.BlockTags;
 import net.minecraft.util.DyeColor;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ static Block[] itemsToBlocks(Item[] items) {
 
     Block[] WOOD_SIGNS_ALL = new Block[]{Blocks.ACACIA_SIGN, Blocks.BIRCH_SIGN, Blocks.DARK_OAK_SIGN, Blocks.OAK_SIGN, Blocks.JUNGLE_SIGN, Blocks.SPRUCE_SIGN, Blocks.ACACIA_WALL_SIGN, Blocks.BIRCH_WALL_SIGN, Blocks.DARK_OAK_WALL_SIGN, Blocks.OAK_WALL_SIGN, Blocks.JUNGLE_WALL_SIGN, Blocks.SPRUCE_WALL_SIGN};
 
-    Map<Item, Item> _logToPlanks = new HashMap<Item, Item>() {
+    Map<Item, Item> _logToPlanks = new HashMap<>() {
         {
             put(Items.ACACIA_LOG, Items.ACACIA_PLANKS);
             put(Items.BIRCH_LOG, Items.BIRCH_PLANKS);
@@ -196,6 +197,10 @@ static String trimItemName(String name) {
         return name;
     }
 
+    static boolean areShearsEffective(Block b) {
+        return BlockTags.LEAVES.contains(b) || b == Blocks.COBWEB || b == Blocks.GRASS || b == Blocks.TALL_GRASS || b == Blocks.LILY_PAD || b == Blocks.FERN || b == Blocks.DEAD_BUSH || b ==Blocks.VINE || b == Blocks.TRIPWIRE || BlockTags.WOOL.contains(b);
+    }
+
     class ColorfulItems {
         public DyeColor color;
         public String colorName;