diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/client/render/cablebus/CableBusBakedModel.java b/src/main/java/appeng/client/render/cablebus/CableBusBakedModel.java
index 94aa3f15..fddd96a3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/client/render/cablebus/CableBusBakedModel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/client/render/cablebus/CableBusBakedModel.java
@@ -52,11 +52,14 @@ public class CableBusBakedModel implements IBakedModel
 
 	private final Map<ResourceLocation, IBakedModel> partModels;
 
-	CableBusBakedModel( CableBuilder cableBuilder, FacadeBuilder facadeBuilder, Map<ResourceLocation, IBakedModel> partModels )
+	private final TextureAtlasSprite particleTexture;
+
+	CableBusBakedModel( CableBuilder cableBuilder, FacadeBuilder facadeBuilder, Map<ResourceLocation, IBakedModel> partModels, TextureAtlasSprite particleTexture )
 	{
 		this.cableBuilder = cableBuilder;
 		this.facadeBuilder = facadeBuilder;
 		this.partModels = partModels;
+		this.particleTexture = particleTexture;
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -272,7 +275,7 @@ public class CableBusBakedModel implements IBakedModel
 	@Override
 	public TextureAtlasSprite getParticleTexture()
 	{
-		return null;
+		return particleTexture;
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/client/render/cablebus/CableBusModel.java b/src/main/java/appeng/client/render/cablebus/CableBusModel.java
index 0722f18b..c1d90d30 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/client/render/cablebus/CableBusModel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/client/render/cablebus/CableBusModel.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import net.minecraftforge.client.model.ModelLoaderRegistry;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.model.IModelState;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.model.TRSRTransformation;
 
+import appeng.api.util.AEColor;
 import appeng.core.AELog;
 import appeng.core.features.registries.PartModels;
 
@@ -71,13 +72,15 @@ public class CableBusModel implements IModel
 	@Override
 	public IBakedModel bake( IModelState state, VertexFormat format, Function<ResourceLocation, TextureAtlasSprite> bakedTextureGetter )
 	{
-
 		Map<ResourceLocation, IBakedModel> partModels = loadPartModels( state, format, bakedTextureGetter );
 
 		CableBuilder cableBuilder = new CableBuilder( format, bakedTextureGetter );
 		FacadeBuilder facadeBuilder = new FacadeBuilder( format, bakedTextureGetter );
 
-		return new CableBusBakedModel( cableBuilder, facadeBuilder, partModels );
+		// This should normally not be used, but we *have* to provide a particle texture or otherwise damage models will crash
+		TextureAtlasSprite particleTexture = cableBuilder.getCoreTexture( CableCoreType.GLASS, AEColor.TRANSPARENT );
+
+		return new CableBusBakedModel( cableBuilder, facadeBuilder, partModels, particleTexture );
 	}
 
 	private Map<ResourceLocation, IBakedModel> loadPartModels( IModelState state, VertexFormat format, Function<ResourceLocation, TextureAtlasSprite> bakedTextureGetter )
diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/client/render/model/UVLModelLoader.java b/src/main/java/appeng/client/render/model/UVLModelLoader.java
index 450d8bba..237e81c4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/client/render/model/UVLModelLoader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/client/render/model/UVLModelLoader.java
@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@ public enum UVLModelLoader implements ICustomModelLoader
 					quad.pipe( trans );
 					builder.setQuadTint( quad.getTintIndex() );
 					builder.setQuadOrientation( quad.getFace() );
+					builder.setTexture( quad.getSprite() );
 					return builder.build();
 				}
 				else