diff --git a/tile/crafting/TileCraftingTile.java b/tile/crafting/TileCraftingTile.java
index 213ba42b7..c2d13af09 100644
--- a/tile/crafting/TileCraftingTile.java
+++ b/tile/crafting/TileCraftingTile.java
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@ package appeng.tile.crafting;
 import java.util.EnumSet;
 
 import net.minecraftforge.common.util.ForgeDirection;
+import appeng.api.implementations.IPowerChannelState;
 import appeng.api.networking.GridFlags;
+import appeng.api.networking.events.MENetworkChannelsChanged;
 import appeng.api.networking.events.MENetworkEventSubscribe;
 import appeng.api.networking.events.MENetworkPowerStatusChange;
 import appeng.api.parts.ISimplifiedBundle;
-import appeng.me.GridAccessException;
 import appeng.me.cluster.IAECluster;
 import appeng.me.cluster.IAEMultiBlock;
 import appeng.me.cluster.implementations.CraftingCPUCalculator;
@@ -15,8 +16,9 @@ import appeng.me.cluster.implementations.CraftingCPUCluster;
 import appeng.me.helpers.AENetworkProxy;
 import appeng.me.helpers.AENetworkProxyMultiblock;
 import appeng.tile.grid.AENetworkTile;
+import appeng.util.Platform;
 
-public class TileCraftingTile extends AENetworkTile implements IAEMultiBlock
+public class TileCraftingTile extends AENetworkTile implements IAEMultiBlock, IPowerChannelState
 {
 
 	CraftingCPUCluster clust;
@@ -75,25 +77,27 @@ public class TileCraftingTile extends AENetworkTile implements IAEMultiBlock
 		updateMeta();
 	}
 
+	@MENetworkEventSubscribe
+	public void ChannelChangesd(MENetworkChannelsChanged ev)
+	{
+		updateMeta();
+	}
+
 	public void updateMeta()
 	{
+		if ( !gridProxy.isReady() )
+			return;
+
 		boolean formed = clust != null;
 		boolean power = false;
-		try
-		{
-			power = gridProxy.getEnergy().isNetworkPowered();
-		}
-		catch (GridAccessException e)
-		{
-			// ;P
-		}
+		power = gridProxy.isActive();
 
 		int current = worldObj.getBlockMetadata( xCoord, yCoord, zCoord );
 		int newmeta = (current & 3) | (formed ? 8 : 0) | (power ? 4 : 0);
 
 		if ( current != newmeta )
 		{
-			worldObj.setBlockMetadataWithNotify( xCoord, yCoord, zCoord, newmeta, 3 );
+			worldObj.setBlockMetadataWithNotify( xCoord, yCoord, zCoord, newmeta, 2 );
 
 			if ( isFormed() )
 				gridProxy.setValidSides( EnumSet.allOf( ForgeDirection.class ) );
@@ -120,6 +124,7 @@ public class TileCraftingTile extends AENetworkTile implements IAEMultiBlock
 		return true;
 	}
 
+	@Override
 	public boolean isPowered()
 	{
 		return (worldObj.getBlockMetadata( xCoord, yCoord, zCoord ) & 4) == 4;
@@ -150,4 +155,12 @@ public class TileCraftingTile extends AENetworkTile implements IAEMultiBlock
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public boolean isActive()
+	{
+		if ( Platform.isServer() )
+			return gridProxy.isActive();
+		return isPowered() && isFormed();
+	}
+
 }