diff --git a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/RefinedStorage.java b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/RefinedStorage.java
index 1b5ee44c5..0e7d61581 100755
--- a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/RefinedStorage.java
+++ b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/RefinedStorage.java
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ public final class RefinedStorage {
     public int networkTransmitterUsage;
     public float networkTransmitterPerBlockUsage;
     public int networkReceiverUsage;
+    public int diskManipulatorUsage;
 
     public int controllerCapacity;
     public boolean controllerUsesEnergy;
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ public final class RefinedStorage {
         networkTransmitterUsage = config.getInt("networkTransmitter", "energy", 50, 0, Integer.MAX_VALUE, "The base energy used by Network Transmitters");
         networkTransmitterPerBlockUsage = config.getFloat("networkTransmitterPerBlock", "energy", 4, 0, Float.MAX_VALUE, "The additional energy per block that the Network Transmitter uses, gets rounded up");
         networkReceiverUsage = config.getInt("networkReceiver", "energy", 15, 0, Integer.MAX_VALUE, "The energy used by Network Receivers");
+        diskManipulatorUsage = config.getInt("diskManipulator", "energy", 3, 0, Integer.MAX_VALUE, "The energy used by Disk Manipulators");
 
         controllerCapacity = config.getInt("capacity", "controller", 32000, 0, Integer.MAX_VALUE, "The energy capacity of the Controller");
         controllerUsesEnergy = config.getBoolean("usesEnergy", "controller", true, "Whether the Controller uses energy");
diff --git a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/TileDiskManipulator.java b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/TileDiskManipulator.java
index c01f23ee7..dc74db230 100755
--- a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/TileDiskManipulator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/TileDiskManipulator.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import net.minecraftforge.fml.relauncher.Side;
 import net.minecraftforge.items.CapabilityItemHandler;
 import net.minecraftforge.items.IItemHandler;
 import net.minecraftforge.items.ItemHandlerHelper;
+import refinedstorage.RefinedStorage;
 import refinedstorage.apiimpl.storage.NBTStorage;
 import refinedstorage.apiimpl.storage.fluid.FluidStorageNBT;
 import refinedstorage.apiimpl.storage.fluid.FluidUtils;
@@ -162,12 +163,14 @@ public class TileDiskManipulator extends TileNode implements IComparable, IFilte
 
     @Override
     public int getEnergyUsage() {
-        return 0;
+        return RefinedStorage.INSTANCE.diskManipulatorUsage + upgrades.getEnergyUsage();
     }
 
     @Override
     public void updateNode() {
-        if (ticks % upgrades.getSpeed() != 0) return;
+        if (ticks % upgrades.getSpeed() != 0) {
+            return;
+        }
         int slot = 0;
         if (type == IType.ITEMS) {
             while (slot < itemStorages.length && itemStorages[slot] == null) {