diff --git a/client/texture/FlipableIcon.java b/client/texture/FlipableIcon.java
index e30cc8fe..c4e3c103 100644
--- a/client/texture/FlipableIcon.java
+++ b/client/texture/FlipableIcon.java
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ public class FlipableIcon implements IIcon
 	boolean flip_v;
 
 	public FlipableIcon(IIcon o) {
-		
+
 		if ( o == null )
-			throw new RuntimeException("Cannot create a wrapper icon with a null icon.");
-		
+			throw new RuntimeException( "Cannot create a wrapper icon with a null icon." );
+
 		original = o;
 		flip_u = false;
 		flip_v = false;
diff --git a/client/texture/TmpFlipableIcon.java b/client/texture/TmpFlipableIcon.java
index 725fac1d..288094c4 100644
--- a/client/texture/TmpFlipableIcon.java
+++ b/client/texture/TmpFlipableIcon.java
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 package appeng.client.texture;
 
+import net.minecraft.init.Blocks;
 import net.minecraft.util.IIcon;
 
 public class TmpFlipableIcon extends FlipableIcon
 {
 
+	private static final IIcon nullIcon = new MissingIcon( Blocks.diamond_block );
+
 	public TmpFlipableIcon() {
-		super( null );
+		super( nullIcon );
 	}
 
 	public void setOriginal(IIcon i)
@@ -14,7 +17,10 @@ public class TmpFlipableIcon extends FlipableIcon
 		while (i instanceof FlipableIcon)
 			i = ((FlipableIcon) i).getOriginal();
 
-		original = i;
+		if ( i == null )
+			original = nullIcon;
+		else
+			original = i;
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/parts/CableBusContainer.java b/parts/CableBusContainer.java
index a955fd86..e8874bc2 100644
--- a/parts/CableBusContainer.java
+++ b/parts/CableBusContainer.java
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ public class CableBusContainer implements AEMultiTile, ICableBusContainer
 						throw new RuntimeException( "Invalid Stream For CableBus Container." );
 				}
 			}
-			else
+			else if ( getPart( side ) != null )
 				removePart( side, false );
 		}