diff --git a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/block/BlockCable.java b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/block/BlockCable.java
index 12b7e7e6f..bedd42bf5 100755
--- a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/block/BlockCable.java
+++ b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/block/BlockCable.java
@@ -110,13 +110,12 @@ public class BlockCable extends BlockCoverable {
     }
 
     private boolean hasConnectionWith(IBlockAccess world, BlockPos pos, EnumFacing direction) {
-        TileMultipartNode tile = (TileMultipartNode) world.getTileEntity(pos);
         TileEntity facing = world.getTileEntity(pos.offset(direction));
 
         if (facing instanceof INetworkMaster || facing instanceof INetworkNode) {
             // Do not render a cable extension where our cable "head" is (e.g. importer, exporter, external storage cubes).
             if (getPlacementType() != null) {
-                return tile.getFacingTile() != facing;
+                return ((TileMultipartNode) world.getTileEntity(pos)).getFacingTile() != facing;
             }
 
             return !TileMultipartNode.hasBlockingMicroblock(world, pos, direction) && !TileMultipartNode.hasBlockingMicroblock(world, pos.offset(direction), direction.getOpposite());