diff --git a/block/misc/BlockQuartzGrowthAccelerator.java b/block/misc/BlockQuartzGrowthAccelerator.java
index 66060a174..7396d36be 100644
--- a/block/misc/BlockQuartzGrowthAccelerator.java
+++ b/block/misc/BlockQuartzGrowthAccelerator.java
@@ -116,4 +116,10 @@ public class BlockQuartzGrowthAccelerator extends AEBaseBlock implements IOrient
 			Minecraft.getMinecraft().effectRenderer.addEffect( (EntityFX) fx );
 		}
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean usesMetadata()
+	{
+		return true;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/block/misc/BlockQuartzTorch.java b/block/misc/BlockQuartzTorch.java
index f4b0c4a15..96212909f 100644
--- a/block/misc/BlockQuartzTorch.java
+++ b/block/misc/BlockQuartzTorch.java
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ import appeng.block.AEBaseBlock;
 import appeng.client.render.BaseBlockRender;
 import appeng.client.render.blocks.RenderQuartzTorch;
 import appeng.client.render.effects.LightningEffect;
-import appeng.core.CommonHelper;
 import appeng.core.AEConfig;
+import appeng.core.CommonHelper;
 import appeng.core.features.AEFeature;
 import appeng.helpers.ICustomCollision;
 import appeng.helpers.MetaRotation;
@@ -131,4 +131,10 @@ public class BlockQuartzTorch extends AEBaseBlock implements IOrientableBlock, I
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public boolean usesMetadata()
+	{
+		return true;
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/block/solids/BlockQuartzPillar.java b/block/solids/BlockQuartzPillar.java
index f6589f8e1..b42328b69 100644
--- a/block/solids/BlockQuartzPillar.java
+++ b/block/solids/BlockQuartzPillar.java
@@ -24,4 +24,10 @@ public class BlockQuartzPillar extends AEBaseBlock implements IOrientableBlock
 		return new MetaRotation( w, x, y, z );
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public boolean usesMetadata()
+	{
+		return true;
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/block/solids/BlockSkyStone.java b/block/solids/BlockSkyStone.java
index eb7a46571..eeee31065 100644
--- a/block/solids/BlockSkyStone.java
+++ b/block/solids/BlockSkyStone.java
@@ -168,4 +168,10 @@ public class BlockSkyStone extends AEBaseBlock implements IOrientableBlock
 		return getRenderType();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public boolean usesMetadata()
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+
 }