diff --git a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/block/machines/BlockMachine.java b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/block/machines/BlockMachine.java
index 6dc36e2ffe5..5240f1fc23b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/block/machines/BlockMachine.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/block/machines/BlockMachine.java
@@ -287,12 +287,13 @@ public void onBlockPlacedBy(World worldIn, @NotNull BlockPos pos, @NotNull IBloc
                     removed.add(key);
                 }
                 removed.forEach(mteTag::removeTag);
-            } else {
-                sampleMetaTileEntity.initFromItemStackData(stackTag);
             }
         }
         MetaTileEntity metaTileEntity = holder.setMetaTileEntity(sampleMetaTileEntity, mteTag);
         if (mteTag == null) {
+            if (stackTag != null && !stackTag.isEmpty())
+                metaTileEntity.initFromItemStackData(stackTag);
+
             if (metaTileEntity.isValidFrontFacing(EnumFacing.UP)) {
                 metaTileEntity.setFrontFacing(EnumFacing.getDirectionFromEntityLiving(pos, placer));
             } else {