diff --git a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/metatileentity/implementations/MTEMultiBlockBase.java b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/metatileentity/implementations/MTEMultiBlockBase.java
index faa799a4e5c..392a17b296c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/metatileentity/implementations/MTEMultiBlockBase.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/metatileentity/implementations/MTEMultiBlockBase.java
@@ -454,6 +454,12 @@ public boolean checkStructure(boolean aForceReset, IGregTechTileEntity aBaseMeta
         return mMachine;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void onFirstTick(IGregTechTileEntity aBaseMetaTileEntity) {
+        super.onFirstTick(aBaseMetaTileEntity);
+        if (mTotalRunTime <= 0) getBaseMetaTileEntity().disableWorking();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onPostTick(IGregTechTileEntity aBaseMetaTileEntity, long aTick) {
         if (aBaseMetaTileEntity.isServerSide()) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/tectech/thing/metaTileEntity/multi/base/TTMultiblockBase.java b/src/main/java/tectech/thing/metaTileEntity/multi/base/TTMultiblockBase.java
index 2bf6804e747..1b0af90a08e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/tectech/thing/metaTileEntity/multi/base/TTMultiblockBase.java
+++ b/src/main/java/tectech/thing/metaTileEntity/multi/base/TTMultiblockBase.java
@@ -991,6 +991,7 @@ public void onFirstTick_EM(IGregTechTileEntity aBaseMetaTileEntity) {}
 
     @Override
     public final void onFirstTick(IGregTechTileEntity aBaseMetaTileEntity) {
+        if (mTotalRunTime <= 0) getBaseMetaTileEntity().disableWorking();
         isFacingValid(aBaseMetaTileEntity.getFrontFacing());
         if (getBaseMetaTileEntity().isClientSide()) {
             StructureLibAPI.queryAlignment((IAlignmentProvider) aBaseMetaTileEntity);