diff --git a/scripts/slaughterhouse/slaughterhouse.lua b/scripts/slaughterhouse/slaughterhouse.lua
index 5d1c1a8d..836339b3 100644
--- a/scripts/slaughterhouse/slaughterhouse.lua
+++ b/scripts/slaughterhouse/slaughterhouse.lua
@@ -142,7 +142,10 @@ end
 
 function Slaughterhouse.set_recipe(player, entity, recipe)
 	for item, count in pairs(entity.set_recipe(recipe)) do
-		player.insert{name = item, count = count}
+		count = count - player.insert{name = item, count = count}
+		if count > 0 then
+			player.surface.spill_item_stack(player.position, {name = item, count = count}, true)
+		end
 	end
 	player.opened = entity
 end