diff --git a/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/apiimpl/API.java b/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/apiimpl/API.java
index 9a47fe070..39e001fd3 100755
--- a/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/apiimpl/API.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/apiimpl/API.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import com.raoulvdberge.refinedstorage.api.autocrafting.craftingmonitor.ICraftin
 import com.raoulvdberge.refinedstorage.api.autocrafting.craftingmonitor.ICraftingMonitorElementRegistry;
 import com.raoulvdberge.refinedstorage.api.autocrafting.preview.ICraftingPreviewElementRegistry;
 import com.raoulvdberge.refinedstorage.api.autocrafting.registry.ICraftingTaskRegistry;
+import com.raoulvdberge.refinedstorage.api.network.readerwriter.IReaderWriterChannel;
 import com.raoulvdberge.refinedstorage.api.network.readerwriter.IReaderWriterHandlerRegistry;
 import com.raoulvdberge.refinedstorage.api.solderer.ISoldererRegistry;
 import com.raoulvdberge.refinedstorage.api.util.IComparer;
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ import com.raoulvdberge.refinedstorage.apiimpl.autocrafting.craftingmonitor.Craf
 import com.raoulvdberge.refinedstorage.apiimpl.autocrafting.craftingmonitor.CraftingMonitorElementRegistry;
 import com.raoulvdberge.refinedstorage.apiimpl.autocrafting.preview.CraftingPreviewElementRegistry;
 import com.raoulvdberge.refinedstorage.apiimpl.autocrafting.registry.CraftingTaskRegistry;
+import com.raoulvdberge.refinedstorage.apiimpl.network.readerwriter.ReaderWriterChannel;
 import com.raoulvdberge.refinedstorage.apiimpl.network.readerwriter.ReaderWriterHandlerRegistry;
 import com.raoulvdberge.refinedstorage.apiimpl.solderer.SoldererRegistry;
 import com.raoulvdberge.refinedstorage.apiimpl.util.Comparer;
@@ -74,6 +76,12 @@ public class API implements IRSAPI {
         return readerWriterHandlerRegistry;
     }
 
+    @Nonnull
+    @Override
+    public IReaderWriterChannel createReaderWriterChannel() {
+        return new ReaderWriterChannel();
+    }
+
     @Nonnull
     @Override
     public IItemStackList createItemStackList() {