diff --git a/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/api/IRSAPI.java b/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/api/IRSAPI.java
index a3a09eff5..82c3e3520 100755
--- a/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/api/IRSAPI.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/api/IRSAPI.java
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import com.raoulvdberge.refinedstorage.api.solderer.ISoldererRegistry;
 import com.raoulvdberge.refinedstorage.api.util.IComparer;
 import com.raoulvdberge.refinedstorage.api.util.IStackList;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
+import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
+import net.minecraft.world.World;
 import net.minecraftforge.fluids.FluidStack;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
@@ -74,9 +76,20 @@ public interface IRSAPI {
     @Nonnull
     IStackList<FluidStack> createFluidStackList();
 
+    /**
+     * @return an empty crafting monitor element list
+     */
     @Nonnull
     ICraftingMonitorElementList createCraftingMonitorElementList();
 
+    /**
+     * Let's the neighbors of a node know that there is a node placed at the given position.
+     *
+     * @param world the world
+     * @param pos   the position of the node
+     */
+    void discoverNode(World world, BlockPos pos);
+
     /**
      * @param stack the stack
      * @return a hashcode for the given stack
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/apiimpl/API.java b/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/apiimpl/API.java
index d27230953..c684cc726 100755
--- a/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/apiimpl/API.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/apiimpl/API.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import com.raoulvdberge.refinedstorage.api.autocrafting.craftingmonitor.ICraftin
 import com.raoulvdberge.refinedstorage.api.autocrafting.preview.ICraftingPreviewElementRegistry;
 import com.raoulvdberge.refinedstorage.api.autocrafting.registry.ICraftingTaskRegistry;
 import com.raoulvdberge.refinedstorage.api.network.INetworkMaster;
+import com.raoulvdberge.refinedstorage.api.network.INetworkNode;
 import com.raoulvdberge.refinedstorage.api.network.readerwriter.IReaderWriterChannel;
 import com.raoulvdberge.refinedstorage.api.network.readerwriter.IReaderWriterHandlerRegistry;
 import com.raoulvdberge.refinedstorage.api.solderer.ISoldererRegistry;
@@ -22,9 +23,12 @@ import com.raoulvdberge.refinedstorage.apiimpl.solderer.SoldererRegistry;
 import com.raoulvdberge.refinedstorage.apiimpl.util.Comparer;
 import com.raoulvdberge.refinedstorage.apiimpl.util.StackListFluid;
 import com.raoulvdberge.refinedstorage.apiimpl.util.StackListItem;
+import com.raoulvdberge.refinedstorage.proxy.CapabilityNetworkNode;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
 import net.minecraft.util.EnumFacing;
+import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
+import net.minecraft.world.World;
 import net.minecraftforge.fluids.FluidStack;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.discovery.ASMDataTable;
 
@@ -128,6 +132,23 @@ public class API implements IRSAPI {
         return new CraftingMonitorElementList();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void discoverNode(World world, BlockPos pos) {
+        for (EnumFacing facing : EnumFacing.VALUES) {
+            TileEntity tile = world.getTileEntity(pos.offset(facing));
+
+            if (tile != null && tile.hasCapability(CapabilityNetworkNode.NETWORK_NODE_CAPABILITY, facing.getOpposite())) {
+                INetworkNode node = tile.getCapability(CapabilityNetworkNode.NETWORK_NODE_CAPABILITY, facing.getOpposite());
+
+                if (node.getNetwork() != null) {
+                    node.getNetwork().getNodeGraph().rebuild();
+
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public int getItemStackHashCode(ItemStack stack) {
         return stack.getItem().hashCode() * (stack.getItemDamage() + 1) * (stack.hasTagCompound() ? stack.getTagCompound().hashCode() : 1);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/block/BlockNode.java b/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/block/BlockNode.java
index 77da9db57..82f833616 100755
--- a/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/block/BlockNode.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/block/BlockNode.java
@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
 package com.raoulvdberge.refinedstorage.block;
 
-import com.raoulvdberge.refinedstorage.api.network.INetworkNode;
-import com.raoulvdberge.refinedstorage.proxy.CapabilityNetworkNode;
+import com.raoulvdberge.refinedstorage.apiimpl.API;
 import com.raoulvdberge.refinedstorage.tile.TileNode;
 import net.minecraft.block.properties.PropertyBool;
 import net.minecraft.block.state.BlockStateContainer;
 import net.minecraft.block.state.IBlockState;
 import net.minecraft.entity.EntityLivingBase;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
-import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
-import net.minecraft.util.EnumFacing;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
 import net.minecraft.world.IBlockAccess;
 import net.minecraft.world.World;
@@ -31,19 +28,7 @@ public abstract class BlockNode extends BlockBase {
         super.onBlockPlacedBy(world, pos, state, placer, stack);
 
         if (!world.isRemote) {
-            for (EnumFacing facing : EnumFacing.VALUES) {
-                TileEntity tile = world.getTileEntity(pos.offset(facing));
-
-                if (tile != null && tile.hasCapability(CapabilityNetworkNode.NETWORK_NODE_CAPABILITY, facing.getOpposite())) {
-                    INetworkNode node = tile.getCapability(CapabilityNetworkNode.NETWORK_NODE_CAPABILITY, facing.getOpposite());
-
-                    if (node.getNetwork() != null) {
-                        node.getNetwork().getNodeGraph().rebuild();
-
-                        break;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
+            API.instance().discoverNode(world, pos);
         }
     }