1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/metatileentity/BaseMetaPipeEntity.java b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/metatileentity/BaseMetaPipeEntity.java
index 475bee8eb9..bff79743be 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/metatileentity/BaseMetaPipeEntity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/metatileentity/BaseMetaPipeEntity.java
@@ -1254,17 +1254,22 @@ public class BaseMetaPipeEntity extends BaseTileEntity implements IGregTechTileE
 
     @Override
     public void setCoverDataAtSide(byte aSide, ISerializableObject aData) {
-        mCoverData[aSide] = aData;
+        if (aSide >= 0 && aSide < 6 && getCoverBehaviorAtSideNew(aSide) != null && getCoverBehaviorAtSideNew(aSide).cast(aData) != null)
+            mCoverData[aSide] = aData;
     }
 
     @Override
     public ISerializableObject getComplexCoverDataAtSide(byte aSide) {
-        return mCoverData[aSide];
+        if (aSide >= 0 && aSide < 6 && getCoverBehaviorAtSideNew(aSide) != null)
+            return mCoverData[aSide];
+        return GregTech_API.sNoBehavior.createDataObject();
     }
 
     @Override
     public GT_CoverBehaviorBase<?> getCoverBehaviorAtSideNew(byte aSide) {
-        return mCoverBehaviors[aSide];
+        if (aSide >= 0 && aSide < 6)
+            return mCoverBehaviors[aSide];
+        return GregTech_API.sNoBehavior;
     }
 
     @Override