diff --git a/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/common/mixin/perf/faster_capabilities/CapabilityProviderMixin.java b/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/common/mixin/perf/faster_capabilities/CapabilityProviderMixin.java
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+package org.embeddedt.modernfix.common.mixin.perf.faster_capabilities;
+
+import com.llamalad7.mixinextras.injector.wrapmethod.WrapMethod;
+import com.llamalad7.mixinextras.injector.wrapoperation.Operation;
+import net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundTag;
+import net.minecraftforge.common.capabilities.CapabilityProvider;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Mixin;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Shadow;
+
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+@Mixin(value = CapabilityProvider.class, remap = false)
+@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
+public class CapabilityProviderMixin {
+    @Shadow
+    private boolean isLazy;
+
+    @Shadow
+    private boolean initialized;
+
+    @Shadow
+    private CompoundTag lazyData;
+
+    /**
+     * @author embeddedt
+     * @reason avoid initializing capabilities in the case where we can reasonably expect the lazy data
+     * to deserialize to the same concrete caps
+     */
+    @WrapMethod(method = "areCapsCompatible(Lnet/minecraftforge/common/capabilities/CapabilityProvider;)Z")
+    private boolean mfix$skipLazyInit(CapabilityProvider other, Operation<Boolean> original) {
+        if (this.isLazy && !this.initialized) {
+            var otherAcc = ((CapabilityProviderMixin)(Object)other);
+            if (otherAcc.isLazy && !otherAcc.initialized && otherAcc.getClass() == this.getClass() && Objects.equals(this.lazyData, otherAcc.lazyData)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return original.call(other);
+    }
+}