diff --git a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/TileBase.java b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/TileBase.java
index dfc63742a..6293bae4d 100755
--- a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/TileBase.java
+++ b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/TileBase.java
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ public abstract class TileBase extends TileEntity implements ITickable {
         return oldState.getBlock() != newState.getBlock();
     }
 
+    public TileEntity getFacingTile() {
+        return worldObj.getTileEntity(pos.offset(direction));
+    }
+
     public IInventory getDroppedInventory() {
         return null;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/TileExporter.java b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/TileExporter.java
index 74a8d56c5..8fcfd0814 100755
--- a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/TileExporter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/TileExporter.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public class TileExporter extends TileMachine implements ICompareConfig {
 
     @Override
     public void updateMachine() {
-        IItemHandler handler = RefinedStorageUtils.getItemHandler(worldObj.getTileEntity(pos.offset(getDirection())), getDirection().getOpposite());
+        IItemHandler handler = RefinedStorageUtils.getItemHandler(getFacingTile(), getDirection().getOpposite());
 
         if (handler != null && ticks % RefinedStorageUtils.getSpeed(upgradesInventory) == 0) {
             for (int i = 0; i < inventory.getSizeInventory(); ++i) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/TileExternalStorage.java b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/TileExternalStorage.java
index 98796cef7..dba59b086 100755
--- a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/TileExternalStorage.java
+++ b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/TileExternalStorage.java
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import net.minecraft.inventory.Container;
 import net.minecraft.inventory.IInventory;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound;
-import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
 import net.minecraftforge.items.IItemHandler;
 import powercrystals.minefactoryreloaded.api.IDeepStorageUnit;
 import refinedstorage.RefinedStorage;
@@ -162,16 +161,12 @@ public class TileExternalStorage extends TileMachine implements IStorageProvider
         return false;
     }
 
-    public TileEntity getFront() {
-        return worldObj.getTileEntity(pos.offset(getDirection()));
-    }
-
     public IDeepStorageUnit getStorageUnit() {
-        return getFront() instanceof IDeepStorageUnit ? (IDeepStorageUnit) getFront() : null;
+        return getFacingTile() instanceof IDeepStorageUnit ? (IDeepStorageUnit) getFacingTile() : null;
     }
 
     public IItemHandler getItemHandler() {
-        return RefinedStorageUtils.getItemHandler(getFront(), getDirection().getOpposite());
+        return RefinedStorageUtils.getItemHandler(getFacingTile(), getDirection().getOpposite());
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/TileImporter.java b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/TileImporter.java
index 20cd7b9bd..7de609688 100755
--- a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/TileImporter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/tile/TileImporter.java
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import net.minecraft.inventory.Container;
 import net.minecraft.inventory.IInventory;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound;
-import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
 import net.minecraftforge.items.IItemHandler;
 import refinedstorage.RefinedStorageUtils;
 import refinedstorage.container.ContainerImporter;
@@ -32,10 +31,9 @@ public class TileImporter extends TileMachine implements ICompareConfig, IModeCo
 
     @Override
     public void updateMachine() {
-        TileEntity tile = worldObj.getTileEntity(pos.offset(getDirection()));
-        IItemHandler handler = RefinedStorageUtils.getItemHandler(tile, getDirection().getOpposite());
+        IItemHandler handler = RefinedStorageUtils.getItemHandler(getFacingTile(), getDirection().getOpposite());
 
-        if (tile instanceof TileDiskDrive || handler == null) {
+        if (getFacingTile() instanceof TileDiskDrive || handler == null) {
             return;
         }