diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/parts/p2p/PartP2PTunnel.java b/src/main/java/appeng/parts/p2p/PartP2PTunnel.java
index 169af0acb..b99111257 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/parts/p2p/PartP2PTunnel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/parts/p2p/PartP2PTunnel.java
@@ -205,8 +205,13 @@ public abstract class PartP2PTunnel<T extends PartP2PTunnel> extends PartBasicSt
 		{
 			return false;
 		}
-
-		final ItemStack is = player.getHeldItem( hand );
+		
+		boolean pasteAsOutput = true;
+		ItemStack is = player.getHeldItem( hand );
+		if (is.isEmpty()) {
+			pasteAsOutput = false;
+			is = player.getHeldItemOffhand();
+		}
 
 		// UniqueIdentifier id = GameRegistry.findUniqueIdentifierFor( is.getItem() );
 		// AELog.info( "ID:" + id.toString() + " : " + is.getItemDamage() );
@@ -245,7 +250,8 @@ public abstract class PartP2PTunnel<T extends PartP2PTunnel> extends PartBasicSt
 						if( newBus instanceof PartP2PTunnel )
 						{
 							final PartP2PTunnel newTunnel = (PartP2PTunnel) newBus;
-							if( !Keyboard.isKeyDown( Keyboard.KEY_LCONTROL ) && !Keyboard.isKeyDown( Keyboard.KEY_RCONTROL ) )
+							
+							if( pasteAsOutput )
 							{
 								newTunnel.setOutput( true );
 							}