diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/client/render/cablebus/QuadRotator.java b/src/main/java/appeng/client/render/cablebus/QuadRotator.java
index 59b8baa9a..ed36a9c45 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/client/render/cablebus/QuadRotator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/client/render/cablebus/QuadRotator.java
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ public class QuadRotator
 		{
 			return quads; // This is the default orientation
 		}
+		FacingToRotation rotation = getRotation( newForward, newUp );
+		if( rotation.isRedundant() )
+		{
+			return quads;
+		}
 
 		List<BakedQuad> result = new ArrayList<>( quads.size() );
 
@@ -63,18 +68,10 @@ public class QuadRotator
 
 		for( BakedQuad quad : quads )
 		{
-			FacingToRotation rotation = getRotation( newForward, newUp );
-			if( rotation.isRedundant() )
-			{
-				result.add( quad );//Redundant rotation, just don't do anything.
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				transformer.setMatrix( rotation.getMat() );
-				pipeline.prepare( collector );
-				quad.pipe( pipeline );
-				result.add( collector.bake() );
-			}
+			transformer.setMatrix( rotation.getMat() );
+			pipeline.prepare( collector );
+			quad.pipe( pipeline );
+			result.add( collector.bake() );
 		}
 
 		return result;
diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/thirdparty/codechicken/lib/model/pipeline/transformers/QuadMatrixTransformer.java b/src/main/java/appeng/thirdparty/codechicken/lib/model/pipeline/transformers/QuadMatrixTransformer.java
index 7ace11f46..1208ae456 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/thirdparty/codechicken/lib/model/pipeline/transformers/QuadMatrixTransformer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/thirdparty/codechicken/lib/model/pipeline/transformers/QuadMatrixTransformer.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ package appeng.thirdparty.codechicken.lib.model.pipeline.transformers;
 
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.Matrix4f;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.Vector4f;
+import net.minecraft.util.Direction;
 import net.minecraftforge.client.model.pipeline.IVertexConsumer;
 
 import appeng.thirdparty.codechicken.lib.model.Quad;
@@ -83,6 +84,8 @@ public class QuadMatrixTransformer extends QuadTransformer
 			vertex.normal[1] = storage.getY();
 			vertex.normal[2] = storage.getZ();
 		}
+		Quad.Vertex v0 = quad.vertices[0];
+		quad.orientation = Direction.getFacingFromVector( v0.normal[0], v0.normal[1], v0.normal[2] );
 		return true;
 	}
 }