diff --git a/common/buildcraft/transport/IPipeConnectionForced.java b/common/buildcraft/transport/IPipeConnectionForced.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..209e5c31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/buildcraft/transport/IPipeConnectionForced.java
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package buildcraft.transport;
+
+import net.minecraftforge.common.ForgeDirection;
+
+public interface IPipeConnectionForced {
+	
+	/**
+	 * Allows you to block connection overrides.
+	 * 
+	 * @param with
+	 * @return TRUE to block an override. FALSE to allow overrides.
+	*/
+	public boolean ignoreConnectionOverrides(ForgeDirection with);
+}
diff --git a/common/buildcraft/transport/TileGenericPipe.java b/common/buildcraft/transport/TileGenericPipe.java
index 591102fb..5ae87c2e 100644
--- a/common/buildcraft/transport/TileGenericPipe.java
+++ b/common/buildcraft/transport/TileGenericPipe.java
@@ -7,6 +7,24 @@
  */
 package buildcraft.transport;
 
+import java.io.DataInputStream;
+import java.io.DataOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+
+import net.minecraft.block.Block;
+import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer;
+import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
+import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound;
+import net.minecraft.network.packet.Packet;
+import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
+import net.minecraft.world.World;
+import net.minecraftforge.common.ForgeDirection;
+import net.minecraftforge.fluids.Fluid;
+import net.minecraftforge.fluids.FluidStack;
+import net.minecraftforge.fluids.FluidTankInfo;
+import net.minecraftforge.fluids.IFluidHandler;
 import buildcraft.BuildCraftCore;
 import buildcraft.BuildCraftTransport;
 import buildcraft.api.core.IIconProvider;
@@ -17,6 +35,7 @@ import buildcraft.api.gates.ITrigger;
 import buildcraft.api.power.IPowerReceptor;
 import buildcraft.api.power.PowerHandler;
 import buildcraft.api.power.PowerHandler.PowerReceiver;
+import buildcraft.transport.IPipeConnectionForced;
 import buildcraft.api.transport.IPipe;
 import buildcraft.api.transport.IPipeConnection;
 import buildcraft.api.transport.IPipeTile;
@@ -32,23 +51,6 @@ import buildcraft.core.network.PacketTileState;
 import buildcraft.transport.Gate.GateKind;
 import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.Side;
 import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.SideOnly;
-import java.io.DataInputStream;
-import java.io.DataOutputStream;
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.LinkedList;
-import java.util.logging.Level;
-import net.minecraft.block.Block;
-import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer;
-import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
-import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound;
-import net.minecraft.network.packet.Packet;
-import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
-import net.minecraft.world.World;
-import net.minecraftforge.common.ForgeDirection;
-import net.minecraftforge.fluids.Fluid;
-import net.minecraftforge.fluids.FluidStack;
-import net.minecraftforge.fluids.FluidTankInfo;
-import net.minecraftforge.fluids.IFluidHandler;
 
 public class TileGenericPipe extends TileEntity implements IPowerReceptor, IFluidHandler, IPipeTile, IOverrideDefaultTriggers, ITileBufferHolder,
 		IDropControlInventory, IPipeRenderState, ISyncedTile, ISolidSideTile {
@@ -425,11 +427,12 @@ public class TileGenericPipe extends TileEntity implements IPowerReceptor, IFlui
 		if (!BlockGenericPipe.isValid(pipe))
 			return false;
 
-		if (with instanceof IPipeConnection) {
-			IPipeConnection.ConnectOverride override = ((IPipeConnection) with).overridePipeConnection(pipe.transport.getPipeType(), side.getOpposite());
-			if (override != IPipeConnection.ConnectOverride.DEFAULT)
-				return override == IPipeConnection.ConnectOverride.CONNECT ? true : false;
-		}
+		if(!(pipe instanceof IPipeConnectionForced) || !((IPipeConnectionForced) pipe).ignoreConnectionOverrides(side))
+			if (with instanceof IPipeConnection) {
+				IPipeConnection.ConnectOverride override = ((IPipeConnection) with).overridePipeConnection(pipe.transport.getPipeType(), side.getOpposite());
+				if (override != IPipeConnection.ConnectOverride.DEFAULT)
+					return override == IPipeConnection.ConnectOverride.CONNECT ? true : false;
+				}
 
 		if (with instanceof TileGenericPipe) {
 			if (((TileGenericPipe) with).hasPlug(side.getOpposite()))
diff --git a/common/buildcraft/transport/pipes/PipeFluidsSandstone.java b/common/buildcraft/transport/pipes/PipeFluidsSandstone.java
index 70b9c63b..1483426c 100644
--- a/common/buildcraft/transport/pipes/PipeFluidsSandstone.java
+++ b/common/buildcraft/transport/pipes/PipeFluidsSandstone.java
@@ -7,8 +7,12 @@
  */
 package buildcraft.transport.pipes;
 
+import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
+import net.minecraftforge.common.ForgeDirection;
+import net.minecraftforge.fluids.FluidStack;
 import buildcraft.BuildCraftTransport;
 import buildcraft.api.core.IIconProvider;
+import buildcraft.transport.IPipeConnectionForced;
 import buildcraft.transport.IPipeTransportFluidsHook;
 import buildcraft.transport.Pipe;
 import buildcraft.transport.PipeIconProvider;
@@ -16,11 +20,8 @@ import buildcraft.transport.PipeTransportFluids;
 import buildcraft.transport.TileGenericPipe;
 import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.Side;
 import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.SideOnly;
-import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
-import net.minecraftforge.common.ForgeDirection;
-import net.minecraftforge.fluids.FluidStack;
 
-public class PipeFluidsSandstone extends Pipe<PipeTransportFluids> implements IPipeTransportFluidsHook {
+public class PipeFluidsSandstone extends Pipe<PipeTransportFluids> implements IPipeTransportFluidsHook, IPipeConnectionForced {
 
 	public PipeFluidsSandstone(int itemID) {
 		super(new PipeTransportFluids(), itemID);
@@ -49,4 +50,9 @@ public class PipeFluidsSandstone extends Pipe<PipeTransportFluids> implements IP
 	public boolean canPipeConnect(TileEntity tile, ForgeDirection side) {
 		return (tile instanceof TileGenericPipe) && super.canPipeConnect(tile, side);
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean ignoreConnectionOverrides(ForgeDirection with) {
+		return true;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/common/buildcraft/transport/pipes/PipeItemsSandstone.java b/common/buildcraft/transport/pipes/PipeItemsSandstone.java
index fe53d0c8..6e23d15a 100644
--- a/common/buildcraft/transport/pipes/PipeItemsSandstone.java
+++ b/common/buildcraft/transport/pipes/PipeItemsSandstone.java
@@ -7,18 +7,19 @@
  */
 package buildcraft.transport.pipes;
 
+import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
+import net.minecraftforge.common.ForgeDirection;
 import buildcraft.BuildCraftTransport;
 import buildcraft.api.core.IIconProvider;
+import buildcraft.transport.IPipeConnectionForced;
 import buildcraft.transport.Pipe;
 import buildcraft.transport.PipeIconProvider;
 import buildcraft.transport.PipeTransportItems;
 import buildcraft.transport.TileGenericPipe;
 import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.Side;
 import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.SideOnly;
-import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
-import net.minecraftforge.common.ForgeDirection;
 
-public class PipeItemsSandstone extends Pipe {
+public class PipeItemsSandstone extends Pipe implements IPipeConnectionForced {
 
 	public PipeItemsSandstone(int itemID) {
 		super(new PipeTransportItems(), itemID);
@@ -39,4 +40,9 @@ public class PipeItemsSandstone extends Pipe {
 	public boolean canPipeConnect(TileEntity tile, ForgeDirection side) {
 		return (tile instanceof TileGenericPipe) && super.canPipeConnect(tile, side);
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean ignoreConnectionOverrides(ForgeDirection with) {
+		return true;
+	}
 }