diff --git a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/metatileentity/BaseMetaPipeEntity.java b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/metatileentity/BaseMetaPipeEntity.java
index 0a427b09..eaaff47f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/metatileentity/BaseMetaPipeEntity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/metatileentity/BaseMetaPipeEntity.java
@@ -1173,44 +1173,69 @@ public class BaseMetaPipeEntity extends BaseTileEntity implements IGregTechTileE
         return mMetaTileEntity.injectRotationalEnergy(aSide, aSpeed, aEnergy);
     }
 
+    private boolean canMoveFluidOnSide(ForgeDirection aSide, Fluid aFluid, boolean isFill) {
+        if (aSide == ForgeDirection.UNKNOWN)
+        	return true;
+
+        if (!mMetaTileEntity.isConnectedAtSide((byte) aSide.ordinal()))
+            return false;
+
+        if(isFill && mMetaTileEntity.isLiquidInput((byte) aSide.ordinal())
+                && getCoverBehaviorAtSide((byte) aSide.ordinal()).letsFluidIn((byte) aSide.ordinal(), getCoverIDAtSide((byte) aSide.ordinal()), getCoverDataAtSide((byte) aSide.ordinal()), mMetaTileEntity.getFluid() == null ? null : mMetaTileEntity.getFluid().getFluid(), this))
+            return true;
+
+        if (!isFill && mMetaTileEntity.isLiquidOutput((byte) aSide.ordinal()) 
+                && getCoverBehaviorAtSide((byte) aSide.ordinal()).letsFluidOut((byte) aSide.ordinal(), getCoverIDAtSide((byte) aSide.ordinal()), getCoverDataAtSide((byte) aSide.ordinal()), mMetaTileEntity.getFluid() == null ? null : mMetaTileEntity.getFluid().getFluid(), this))
+            return true;
+
+    	return false;
+    }
+
     @Override
-    public int fill(ForgeDirection aSide, FluidStack aFluid, boolean doFill) {
-        if (mTickTimer > 5 && canAccessData() && (aSide == ForgeDirection.UNKNOWN || (mMetaTileEntity.isLiquidInput((byte) aSide.ordinal()) && getCoverBehaviorAtSide((byte) aSide.ordinal()).letsFluidIn((byte) aSide.ordinal(), getCoverIDAtSide((byte) aSide.ordinal()), getCoverDataAtSide((byte) aSide.ordinal()), aFluid == null ? null : aFluid.getFluid(), this))))
-            return mMetaTileEntity.fill(aSide, aFluid, doFill);
+    public int fill(ForgeDirection aSide, FluidStack aFluidStack, boolean doFill) {
+        if (mTickTimer > 5 && canAccessData() && canMoveFluidOnSide(aSide, aFluidStack == null ? null : aFluidStack.getFluid(), true))
+            return mMetaTileEntity.fill(aSide, aFluidStack, doFill);
         return 0;
     }
 
     @Override
     public FluidStack drain(ForgeDirection aSide, int maxDrain, boolean doDrain) {
-        if (mTickTimer > 5 && canAccessData() && (aSide == ForgeDirection.UNKNOWN || (mMetaTileEntity.isLiquidOutput((byte) aSide.ordinal()) && getCoverBehaviorAtSide((byte) aSide.ordinal()).letsFluidOut((byte) aSide.ordinal(), getCoverIDAtSide((byte) aSide.ordinal()), getCoverDataAtSide((byte) aSide.ordinal()), mMetaTileEntity.getFluid() == null ? null : mMetaTileEntity.getFluid().getFluid(), this))))
+        if (mTickTimer > 5 && canAccessData() && canMoveFluidOnSide(aSide, mMetaTileEntity.getFluid() == null ? null : mMetaTileEntity.getFluid().getFluid(), false))
             return mMetaTileEntity.drain(aSide, maxDrain, doDrain);
         return null;
     }
 
     @Override
-    public FluidStack drain(ForgeDirection aSide, FluidStack aFluid, boolean doDrain) {
-        if (mTickTimer > 5 && canAccessData() && (aSide == ForgeDirection.UNKNOWN || (mMetaTileEntity.isLiquidOutput((byte) aSide.ordinal()) && getCoverBehaviorAtSide((byte) aSide.ordinal()).letsFluidOut((byte) aSide.ordinal(), getCoverIDAtSide((byte) aSide.ordinal()), getCoverDataAtSide((byte) aSide.ordinal()), aFluid == null ? null : aFluid.getFluid(), this))))
-            return mMetaTileEntity.drain(aSide, aFluid, doDrain);
+    public FluidStack drain(ForgeDirection aSide, FluidStack aFluidStack, boolean doDrain) {
+        if (mTickTimer > 5 && canAccessData() && canMoveFluidOnSide(aSide, aFluidStack == null ? null : aFluidStack.getFluid(), false))
+            return mMetaTileEntity.drain(aSide, aFluidStack, doDrain);
         return null;
     }
 
     @Override
     public boolean canFill(ForgeDirection aSide, Fluid aFluid) {
-        if (mTickTimer > 5 && canAccessData() && (aSide == ForgeDirection.UNKNOWN || (mMetaTileEntity.isLiquidInput((byte) aSide.ordinal()) && getCoverBehaviorAtSide((byte) aSide.ordinal()).letsFluidIn((byte) aSide.ordinal(), getCoverIDAtSide((byte) aSide.ordinal()), getCoverDataAtSide((byte) aSide.ordinal()), aFluid, this))))
+        if (mTickTimer > 5 && canAccessData() && canMoveFluidOnSide(aSide, aFluid, true))
             return mMetaTileEntity.canFill(aSide, aFluid);
         return false;
     }
 
     @Override
     public boolean canDrain(ForgeDirection aSide, Fluid aFluid) {
-        if (mTickTimer > 5 && canAccessData() && (aSide == ForgeDirection.UNKNOWN || (mMetaTileEntity.isLiquidOutput((byte) aSide.ordinal()) && getCoverBehaviorAtSide((byte) aSide.ordinal()).letsFluidOut((byte) aSide.ordinal(), getCoverIDAtSide((byte) aSide.ordinal()), getCoverDataAtSide((byte) aSide.ordinal()), aFluid, this))))
+        if (mTickTimer > 5 && canAccessData() && canMoveFluidOnSide(aSide, aFluid, false)) 
             return mMetaTileEntity.canDrain(aSide, aFluid);
         return false;
     }
 
     @Override
     public FluidTankInfo[] getTankInfo(ForgeDirection aSide) {
-        if (canAccessData() && (aSide == ForgeDirection.UNKNOWN || (mMetaTileEntity.isLiquidInput((byte) aSide.ordinal()) && getCoverBehaviorAtSide((byte) aSide.ordinal()).letsFluidIn((byte) aSide.ordinal(), getCoverIDAtSide((byte) aSide.ordinal()), getCoverDataAtSide((byte) aSide.ordinal()), null, this)) || (mMetaTileEntity.isLiquidOutput((byte) aSide.ordinal()) && getCoverBehaviorAtSide((byte) aSide.ordinal()).letsFluidOut((byte) aSide.ordinal(), getCoverIDAtSide((byte) aSide.ordinal()), getCoverDataAtSide((byte) aSide.ordinal()), null, this))))
+        if (canAccessData() 
+            && (aSide == ForgeDirection.UNKNOWN 
+                || (mMetaTileEntity.isLiquidInput((byte) aSide.ordinal())
+                    && getCoverBehaviorAtSide((byte) aSide.ordinal()).letsFluidIn((byte) aSide.ordinal(), getCoverIDAtSide((byte) aSide.ordinal()), getCoverDataAtSide((byte) aSide.ordinal()), null, this)) 
+                || (mMetaTileEntity.isLiquidOutput((byte) aSide.ordinal()) && getCoverBehaviorAtSide((byte) aSide.ordinal()).letsFluidOut((byte) aSide.ordinal(), getCoverIDAtSide((byte) aSide.ordinal()), getCoverDataAtSide((byte) aSide.ordinal()), null, this))
+                    // Doesn't need to be connected to get Tank Info -- otherwise things can't connect
+               )
+            )
             return mMetaTileEntity.getTankInfo(aSide);
         return new FluidTankInfo[]{};
     }