diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ca3b4593c..c91d5ff16 100755
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 - Fixed some translations having too big "Craft" text (raoulvdberge)
 - Fixed crash with GUI when toggling the Grid size quickly (raoulvdberge)
 - Fixed scrollbar not scrolling correctly when clicked with mouse when grid tabs are visible (raoulvdberge)
+- Reader and Writer blocks now face the block you're placing it on, not the player (raoulvdberge)
 - The Fortune Upgrade doesn't use NBT anymore to store the fortune level (raoulvdberge)
 - Pressing SHIFT over an item in the Grid will no longer display the full unformatted count, instead, use CTRL + SHIFT and it will be displayed in the tooltip (raoulvdberge)
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/block/BlockReader.java b/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/block/BlockReader.java
index 3a8268faa..90bc11e74 100755
--- a/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/block/BlockReader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/block/BlockReader.java
@@ -73,6 +73,6 @@ public class BlockReader extends BlockCable {
     @Override
     @Nullable
     public Direction getDirection() {
-        return Direction.ANY_FACE_PLAYER;
+        return Direction.ANY;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/block/BlockWriter.java b/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/block/BlockWriter.java
index 110d7f914..cf3303d2d 100755
--- a/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/block/BlockWriter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/block/BlockWriter.java
@@ -94,6 +94,6 @@ public class BlockWriter extends BlockCable {
     @Override
     @Nullable
     public Direction getDirection() {
-        return Direction.ANY_FACE_PLAYER;
+        return Direction.ANY;
     }
 }