diff --git a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/pipenet/block/BlockPipe.java b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/pipenet/block/BlockPipe.java
index 119075cd5ee..24bd0ce911e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/pipenet/block/BlockPipe.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/pipenet/block/BlockPipe.java
@@ -134,6 +134,15 @@ public static Cuboid6 getCoverSideBox(EnumFacing side, float thickness) {
 
     public abstract ItemStack getDropItem(IPipeTile<PipeType, NodeDataType> pipeTile);
 
+    @NotNull
+    @Override
+    @SuppressWarnings({ "deprecation", "unchecked" })
+    public ItemStack getItem(@NotNull World world, @NotNull BlockPos pos, @NotNull IBlockState state) {
+        var te = world.getTileEntity(pos);
+        if (!(te instanceof IPipeTile<?, ?>pipeTile)) return ItemStack.EMPTY;
+        return getDropItem((IPipeTile<PipeType, NodeDataType>) pipeTile);
+    }
+
     protected abstract NodeDataType getFallbackType();
 
     // TODO this has no reason to need an ItemStack parameter