diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/world/blocks/distribution/CraterConveyor.java b/core/src/mindustry/world/blocks/distribution/CraterConveyor.java
index d3a9f22e8d..f443fadf6e 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/world/blocks/distribution/CraterConveyor.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/world/blocks/distribution/CraterConveyor.java
@@ -264,6 +264,11 @@ public class CraterConveyor extends Block implements Autotiler{
             ||  (tile.front() == source));
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public boolean isValid(){
+            return !dead && (added || sleeping);
+        }
+
         @Override
         public void write(Writes write){
             super.write(write);