diff --git a/src/main/java/com/hbm/blocks/network/CraneInserter.java b/src/main/java/com/hbm/blocks/network/CraneInserter.java
index b83da5278..e4cb74967 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/hbm/blocks/network/CraneInserter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/hbm/blocks/network/CraneInserter.java
@@ -68,17 +68,19 @@ public class CraneInserter extends BlockCraneBase implements IEnterableBlock {
 
 		ItemStack toAdd = entity.getItemStack().copy();
 
-		int[] access = null;
+		if (!world.isBlockIndirectlyGettingPowered(x, y, z)) {
+			int[] access = null;
 
-		if(te instanceof ISidedInventory) {
-			ISidedInventory sided = (ISidedInventory) te;
-			access = InventoryUtil.masquerade(sided, outputDirection.getOpposite().ordinal());
-		}
+			if(te instanceof ISidedInventory) {
+				ISidedInventory sided = (ISidedInventory) te;
+				access = InventoryUtil.masquerade(sided, outputDirection.getOpposite().ordinal());
+			}
 
-		if(te instanceof IInventory) {
-			IInventory inv = (IInventory) te;
+			if(te instanceof IInventory) {
+				IInventory inv = (IInventory) te;
 
-			addToInventory(inv, access, toAdd, outputDirection.getOpposite().ordinal());
+				addToInventory(inv, access, toAdd, outputDirection.getOpposite().ordinal());
+			}
 		}
 
 		TileEntityCraneInserter inserter = null;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/hbm/tileentity/network/TileEntityCraneInserter.java b/src/main/java/com/hbm/tileentity/network/TileEntityCraneInserter.java
index afd6012ed..3d55bf30f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/hbm/tileentity/network/TileEntityCraneInserter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/hbm/tileentity/network/TileEntityCraneInserter.java
@@ -40,48 +40,49 @@ public class TileEntityCraneInserter extends TileEntityCraneBase implements IGUI
 		super.updateEntity();
 		if(!worldObj.isRemote) {
 
-			ForgeDirection outputSide = getOutputSide();
-			TileEntity te = worldObj.getTileEntity(xCoord + outputSide.offsetX, yCoord + outputSide.offsetY, zCoord + outputSide.offsetZ);
-			
-			int[] access = null;
-			
-			if(te instanceof ISidedInventory) {
-				ISidedInventory sided = (ISidedInventory) te;
-				//access = sided.getAccessibleSlotsFromSide(dir.ordinal());
-				access = InventoryUtil.masquerade(sided, outputSide.getOpposite().ordinal());
-			}
-			
-			if(te instanceof IInventory) {
-				for(int i = 0; i < slots.length; i++) {
-					
-					ItemStack stack = slots[i];
-					
-					if(stack != null) {
-						ItemStack ret = CraneInserter.addToInventory((IInventory) te, access, stack.copy(), outputSide.getOpposite().ordinal());
-						
-						if(ret == null || ret.stackSize != stack.stackSize) {
-							slots[i] = ret;
-							this.markDirty();
-							return;
-						}
-					}
+			if (!this.worldObj.isBlockIndirectlyGettingPowered(xCoord, yCoord, zCoord)) {ForgeDirection outputSide = getOutputSide();
+				TileEntity te = worldObj.getTileEntity(xCoord + outputSide.offsetX, yCoord + outputSide.offsetY, zCoord + outputSide.offsetZ);
+				
+				int[] access = null;
+				
+				if(te instanceof ISidedInventory) {
+					ISidedInventory sided = (ISidedInventory) te;
+					//access = sided.getAccessibleSlotsFromSide(dir.ordinal());
+					access = InventoryUtil.masquerade(sided, outputSide.getOpposite().ordinal());
 				}
 				
-				//if the previous operation fails, repeat but use single items instead of the whole stack instead
-				//this should fix cases where the inserter can't insert into something that has a stack size limitation
-				for(int i = 0; i < slots.length; i++) {
-					
-					ItemStack stack = slots[i];
-					
-					if(stack != null) {
-						stack = stack.copy();
-						stack.stackSize = 1;
-						ItemStack ret = CraneInserter.addToInventory((IInventory) te, access, stack.copy(), outputSide.getOpposite().ordinal());
+				if(te instanceof IInventory) {
+					for(int i = 0; i < slots.length; i++) {
 						
-						if(ret == null || ret.stackSize != stack.stackSize) {
-							this.decrStackSize(i, 1);
-							this.markDirty();
-							return;
+						ItemStack stack = slots[i];
+						
+						if(stack != null) {
+							ItemStack ret = CraneInserter.addToInventory((IInventory) te, access, stack.copy(), outputSide.getOpposite().ordinal());
+							
+							if(ret == null || ret.stackSize != stack.stackSize) {
+								slots[i] = ret;
+								this.markDirty();
+								return;
+							}
+						}
+					}
+					
+					//if the previous operation fails, repeat but use single items instead of the whole stack instead
+					//this should fix cases where the inserter can't insert into something that has a stack size limitation
+					for(int i = 0; i < slots.length; i++) {
+						
+						ItemStack stack = slots[i];
+						
+						if(stack != null) {
+							stack = stack.copy();
+							stack.stackSize = 1;
+							ItemStack ret = CraneInserter.addToInventory((IInventory) te, access, stack.copy(), outputSide.getOpposite().ordinal());
+							
+							if(ret == null || ret.stackSize != stack.stackSize) {
+								this.decrStackSize(i, 1);
+								this.markDirty();
+								return;
+							}
 						}
 					}
 				}