diff --git a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/TileSlave.java b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/TileSlave.java
index 66d248f57..37ae190c6 100755
--- a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/TileSlave.java
+++ b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/TileSlave.java
@@ -66,9 +66,10 @@ public abstract class TileSlave extends TileBase implements INetworkSlave, ISync
     public void connect(World world, INetworkMaster network) {
         if (network.canRun()) {
             this.network = network;
-            this.network.addSlave(this);
             this.connected = true;
 
+            this.network.addSlave(this);
+
             world.notifyNeighborsOfStateChange(pos, getBlockType());
 
             if (canSendConnectivityUpdate()) {