diff --git a/src/main/java/li/cil/oc2/common/block/entity/BusCableTileEntity.java b/src/main/java/li/cil/oc2/common/block/entity/BusCableTileEntity.java
index 64dc15bc..e6871d20 100644
--- a/src/main/java/li/cil/oc2/common/block/entity/BusCableTileEntity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/li/cil/oc2/common/block/entity/BusCableTileEntity.java
@@ -69,9 +69,17 @@ public class BusCableTileEntity extends AbstractTileEntity {
 
         @Override
         protected boolean canConnectToSide(final Direction direction) {
+            return getConnectionType(direction) == BusCableBlock.ConnectionType.LINK;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        protected boolean hasInterfaceOnSide(final Direction direction) {
+            return getConnectionType(direction) == BusCableBlock.ConnectionType.PLUG;
+        }
+
+        private BusCableBlock.ConnectionType getConnectionType(final Direction direction) {
             final EnumProperty<BusCableBlock.ConnectionType> property = BusCableBlock.FACING_TO_CONNECTION_MAP.get(direction);
-            final BusCableBlock.ConnectionType connectionType = getBlockState().get(property);
-            return connectionType == BusCableBlock.ConnectionType.PLUG;
+            return getBlockState().get(property);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/li/cil/oc2/common/bus/TileEntityDeviceBusElement.java b/src/main/java/li/cil/oc2/common/bus/TileEntityDeviceBusElement.java
index 21446d1d..950a42b1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/li/cil/oc2/common/bus/TileEntityDeviceBusElement.java
+++ b/src/main/java/li/cil/oc2/common/bus/TileEntityDeviceBusElement.java
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public class TileEntityDeviceBusElement extends AbstractGroupingBlockDeviceBusEl
         final int index = direction.getIndex();
 
         final HashSet<BlockDeviceInfo> newDevices = new HashSet<>();
-        if (canConnectToSide(direction)) {
+        if (hasInterfaceOnSide(direction)) {
             for (final LazyOptional<BlockDeviceInfo> deviceInfo : Devices.getDevices(world, pos, direction)) {
                 deviceInfo.ifPresent(newDevices::add);
                 deviceInfo.addListener(unused -> handleNeighborChanged(pos));
@@ -119,6 +119,10 @@ public class TileEntityDeviceBusElement extends AbstractGroupingBlockDeviceBusEl
         return true;
     }
 
+    protected boolean hasInterfaceOnSide(final Direction direction) {
+        return canConnectToSide(direction);
+    }
+
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
     private void scanNeighborsForDevices() {