diff --git a/common/src/main/java/muramasa/antimatter/blockentity/pipe/BlockEntityPipe.java b/common/src/main/java/muramasa/antimatter/blockentity/pipe/BlockEntityPipe.java
index 7cbdd3886..a4828f06b 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/muramasa/antimatter/blockentity/pipe/BlockEntityPipe.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/muramasa/antimatter/blockentity/pipe/BlockEntityPipe.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import muramasa.antimatter.capability.*;
 import muramasa.antimatter.capability.pipe.PipeCoverHandler;
 import muramasa.antimatter.cover.CoverFactory;
+import muramasa.antimatter.cover.CoverPlate;
 import muramasa.antimatter.cover.ICover;
 import muramasa.antimatter.gui.GuiData;
 import muramasa.antimatter.gui.GuiInstance;
@@ -90,7 +91,14 @@ public Holder getPipeCapHolder() {
     }
 
     public boolean isConnector() {
-        return !this.getBlockState().getValue(BlockPipe.TICKING);
+        return !this.getBlockState().getValue(BlockPipe.TICKING) || this.coverHandler.map(p -> {
+            for (ICover cover : p.getAll()) {
+                if (cover.isNode()){
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+            return true;
+        }).orElse(true);
     }
 
     public void onBlockUpdate(BlockPos neighbor) {
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/muramasa/antimatter/cover/CoverPlate.java b/common/src/main/java/muramasa/antimatter/cover/CoverPlate.java
index 80ffa22fc..2f1735f37 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/muramasa/antimatter/cover/CoverPlate.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/muramasa/antimatter/cover/CoverPlate.java
@@ -100,4 +100,9 @@ public InteractionResult onInteract(Player player, InteractionHand hand, Directi
     public <T> boolean blocksCapability(Class<T> cap, Direction side) {
         return super.blocksCapability(cap, side) && !(source().getTile() instanceof BlockEntityPipe<?>);
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isNode() {
+        return false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/muramasa/antimatter/cover/ICover.java b/common/src/main/java/muramasa/antimatter/cover/ICover.java
index a422220da..2ff18ae62 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/muramasa/antimatter/cover/ICover.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/muramasa/antimatter/cover/ICover.java
@@ -218,6 +218,9 @@ default boolean isEmpty() {
         return this == empty;
     }
 
+    default boolean isNode(){
+        return !isEmpty();
+    }
 
     ICover empty = new ICover() {
         @Override