diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8a3a1a12a..e014b63b3 100755
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Refined Storage Changelog
 
+### 1.4.6
+- Performance improvement to network scanning (raoulvdberge)
+
 ### 1.4.5
 - Updated Forge to 2296 (raoulvdberge)
 - Added Portable Grid (raoulvdberge)
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/api/network/node/INetworkNode.java b/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/api/network/node/INetworkNode.java
index 05bdb3634..ec98dd25a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/api/network/node/INetworkNode.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/api/network/node/INetworkNode.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import com.raoulvdberge.refinedstorage.api.network.INetworkMaster;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
+import net.minecraft.world.World;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
@@ -71,6 +72,11 @@ public interface INetworkNode {
      */
     BlockPos getPos();
 
+    /**
+     * @return the world of this network node
+     */
+    World getWorld();
+
     /**
      * Marks this node as dirty for saving.
      */
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/apiimpl/network/NetworkNodeGraph.java b/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/apiimpl/network/NetworkNodeGraph.java
index d3bd6e19c..7c02db45c 100755
--- a/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/apiimpl/network/NetworkNodeGraph.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/apiimpl/network/NetworkNodeGraph.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ public class NetworkNodeGraph implements INetworkNodeGraph {
     private TileController controller;
 
     private List<INetworkNode> nodes = new ArrayList<>();
+    private Set<Integer> nodePositions = new HashSet<>();
 
     public NetworkNodeGraph(TileController controller) {
         this.controller = controller;
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ public class NetworkNodeGraph implements INetworkNodeGraph {
         }
 
         Set<INetworkNode> newNodes = new HashSet<>();
+        Set<Integer> newNodePositions = new HashSet<>();
         Queue<NodeToCheck> toCheck = new ArrayDeque<>();
 
         INetworkNeighborhoodAware.Operator operator = (world, pos, side) -> {
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ public class NetworkNodeGraph implements INetworkNodeGraph {
                     INetworkNodeProxy otherNodeProxy = NETWORK_NODE_PROXY_CAPABILITY.cast(tile.getCapability(NETWORK_NODE_PROXY_CAPABILITY, side));
                     INetworkNode otherNode = otherNodeProxy.getNode();
 
-                    if (newNodes.add(otherNode)) {
+                    if (newNodes.add(otherNode) && newNodePositions.add(getNodeHash(otherNode))) {
                         toCheck.add(new NodeToCheck(otherNode, world, pos, side, tile));
                     }
                 }
@@ -72,12 +74,17 @@ public class NetworkNodeGraph implements INetworkNodeGraph {
         }
 
         List<INetworkNode> oldNodes = nodes;
+        Set<Integer> oldNodePositions = nodePositions;
+
         nodes = new ArrayList<>(newNodes);
+        nodePositions = new HashSet<>(newNodePositions);
 
         boolean changed = false;
 
         for (INetworkNode node : nodes) {
-            if (!oldNodes.contains(node)) {
+            if (!oldNodePositions.contains(getNodeHash(node))) {
+                System.out.println("New node: " + node);
+
                 node.onConnected(controller);
 
                 changed = true;
@@ -85,7 +92,9 @@ public class NetworkNodeGraph implements INetworkNodeGraph {
         }
 
         for (INetworkNode oldNode : oldNodes) {
-            if (!nodes.contains(oldNode)) {
+            if (!nodePositions.contains(getNodeHash(oldNode))) {
+                System.out.println("Removed node: " + oldNode);
+
                 oldNode.onDisconnected(controller);
 
                 changed = true;
@@ -97,6 +106,12 @@ public class NetworkNodeGraph implements INetworkNodeGraph {
         }
     }
 
+    private static int getNodeHash(INetworkNode node) {
+        int result = node.getWorld().provider.getDimension();
+        result = 31 * result + node.getPos().hashCode();
+        return result;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public List<INetworkNode> all() {
         return nodes;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/apiimpl/network/node/NetworkNode.java b/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/apiimpl/network/node/NetworkNode.java
index 29267477c..8a3438fc9 100755
--- a/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/apiimpl/network/node/NetworkNode.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/apiimpl/network/node/NetworkNode.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound;
 import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
 import net.minecraft.util.EnumFacing;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
+import net.minecraft.world.World;
 import net.minecraftforge.items.IItemHandler;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
@@ -149,6 +150,11 @@ public abstract class NetworkNode implements INetworkNode, INetworkNeighborhoodA
         return holder.pos();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public World getWorld() {
+        return holder.world();
+    }
+
     public boolean canConduct(@Nullable EnumFacing direction) {
         return true;
     }
@@ -186,18 +192,4 @@ public abstract class NetworkNode implements INetworkNode, INetworkNeighborhoodA
     public void setActive(boolean active) {
         this.active = active;
     }
-
-    @Override
-    public boolean equals(Object o) {
-        return o instanceof NetworkNode
-            && holder.pos().equals(((NetworkNode) o).holder.pos())
-            && holder.world().provider.getDimension() == ((NetworkNode) o).holder.world().provider.getDimension();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public int hashCode() {
-        int result = holder.pos().hashCode();
-        result = 31 * result + holder.world().provider.getDimension();
-        return result;
-    }
 }