diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1fc314de1..4bffc59c6 100755
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 ### Fixed
 
 - Fixed external storage cache being de-synced from the network cache.
+- Fixed external storage using an out of date block entity for getting handler.
 
 ## [v1.11.2] - 2022-12-17
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/refinedmods/refinedstorage/apiimpl/storage/externalstorage/FluidExternalStorageProvider.java b/src/main/java/com/refinedmods/refinedstorage/apiimpl/storage/externalstorage/FluidExternalStorageProvider.java
index be727ccea..f1dba195e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/refinedmods/refinedstorage/apiimpl/storage/externalstorage/FluidExternalStorageProvider.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/refinedmods/refinedstorage/apiimpl/storage/externalstorage/FluidExternalStorageProvider.java
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ import com.refinedmods.refinedstorage.api.storage.externalstorage.IExternalStora
 import com.refinedmods.refinedstorage.api.storage.externalstorage.IExternalStorageProvider;
 import com.refinedmods.refinedstorage.blockentity.FluidInterfaceBlockEntity;
 import com.refinedmods.refinedstorage.util.LevelUtils;
+import net.minecraft.core.BlockPos;
 import net.minecraft.core.Direction;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.Level;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.entity.BlockEntity;
 import net.minecraftforge.fluids.FluidStack;
 
@@ -21,11 +23,21 @@ public class FluidExternalStorageProvider implements IExternalStorageProvider<Fl
     @Override
     public IExternalStorage<FluidStack> provide(IExternalStorageContext context, BlockEntity blockEntity, Direction direction) {
         return new FluidExternalStorage(context, () -> {
-            if (!blockEntity.getLevel().isLoaded(blockEntity.getBlockPos())) {
+            Level level = blockEntity.getLevel();
+
+            if (level == null) {
                 return null;
             }
 
-            return LevelUtils.getFluidHandler(blockEntity, direction.getOpposite());
+            BlockPos blockPos = blockEntity.getBlockPos();
+
+            if (!level.isLoaded(blockPos)) {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            BlockEntity currentBlockEntity = level.getBlockEntity(blockPos);
+
+            return LevelUtils.getFluidHandler(currentBlockEntity, direction.getOpposite());
         }, blockEntity instanceof FluidInterfaceBlockEntity);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/refinedmods/refinedstorage/apiimpl/storage/externalstorage/ItemExternalStorageProvider.java b/src/main/java/com/refinedmods/refinedstorage/apiimpl/storage/externalstorage/ItemExternalStorageProvider.java
index 6d2e6cb8a..b1231b911 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/refinedmods/refinedstorage/apiimpl/storage/externalstorage/ItemExternalStorageProvider.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/refinedmods/refinedstorage/apiimpl/storage/externalstorage/ItemExternalStorageProvider.java
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ import com.refinedmods.refinedstorage.api.storage.externalstorage.IExternalStora
 import com.refinedmods.refinedstorage.api.storage.externalstorage.IExternalStorageContext;
 import com.refinedmods.refinedstorage.api.storage.externalstorage.IExternalStorageProvider;
 import com.refinedmods.refinedstorage.blockentity.InterfaceBlockEntity;
-import com.refinedmods.refinedstorage.util.NetworkUtils;
 import com.refinedmods.refinedstorage.util.LevelUtils;
+import com.refinedmods.refinedstorage.util.NetworkUtils;
+import net.minecraft.core.BlockPos;
 import net.minecraft.core.Direction;
 import net.minecraft.world.item.ItemStack;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.Level;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.entity.BlockEntity;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
@@ -30,11 +32,21 @@ public class ItemExternalStorageProvider implements IExternalStorageProvider<Ite
     @Override
     public IExternalStorage<ItemStack> provide(IExternalStorageContext context, BlockEntity blockEntity, Direction direction) {
         return new ItemExternalStorage(context, () -> {
-            if (!blockEntity.getLevel().isLoaded(blockEntity.getBlockPos())) {
+            Level level = blockEntity.getLevel();
+
+            if (level == null) {
                 return null;
             }
 
-            return LevelUtils.getItemHandler(blockEntity, direction.getOpposite());
+            BlockPos blockPos = blockEntity.getBlockPos();
+
+            if (!level.isLoaded(blockPos)) {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            BlockEntity currentBlockEntity = level.getBlockEntity(blockPos);
+
+            return LevelUtils.getItemHandler(currentBlockEntity, direction.getOpposite());
         }, blockEntity instanceof InterfaceBlockEntity);
     }