diff --git a/common/src/main/java/muramasa/gregtech/tile/single/TileEntityCoalBoiler.java b/common/src/main/java/muramasa/gregtech/tile/single/TileEntityCoalBoiler.java
index 29874bd00..b3f2a36cc 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/muramasa/gregtech/tile/single/TileEntityCoalBoiler.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/muramasa/gregtech/tile/single/TileEntityCoalBoiler.java
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ public void onServerUpdate() {
         }
 
         public void exportFluidFromMachineToSide(Direction side){
+            if (tile.fluidHandler.map(f -> f.getOutputTanks().isEmpty()).orElse(false)) return;
             Optional<PlatformFluidHandler> cap = TesseractCapUtils.getFluidHandler(tile.getLevel(), tile.getBlockPos().relative(side), side.getOpposite());
             tile.fluidHandler.ifPresent(f -> cap.ifPresent(other -> Utils.transferFluids(f.getOutputTanks(), other, 1000)));
         }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/muramasa/gregtech/tile/single/TileEntityLavaBoiler.java b/common/src/main/java/muramasa/gregtech/tile/single/TileEntityLavaBoiler.java
index 8976f927a..64653e552 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/muramasa/gregtech/tile/single/TileEntityLavaBoiler.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/muramasa/gregtech/tile/single/TileEntityLavaBoiler.java
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ public void onServerUpdate() {
         }
 
         public void exportFluidFromMachineToSide(Direction side){
+            if (tile.fluidHandler.map(f -> f.getOutputTanks().isEmpty()).orElse(false)) return;
             Optional<PlatformFluidHandler> cap = TesseractCapUtils.getFluidHandler(tile.getLevel(), tile.getBlockPos().relative(side), side.getOpposite());
             tile.fluidHandler.ifPresent(f -> cap.ifPresent(other -> Utils.transferFluids(f.getOutputTanks(), other, 1000)));
         }