diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/parts/automation/PartAnnihilationPlane.java b/src/main/java/appeng/parts/automation/PartAnnihilationPlane.java
index 4cef94dac11..1011c9ef390 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/parts/automation/PartAnnihilationPlane.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/parts/automation/PartAnnihilationPlane.java
@@ -56,8 +56,10 @@
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.RenderBlocks;
 import net.minecraft.entity.Entity;
 import net.minecraft.entity.item.EntityItem;
+import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer;
 import net.minecraft.init.Blocks;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
+import net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer;
 import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
 import net.minecraft.util.AxisAlignedBB;
 import net.minecraft.util.IIcon;
@@ -79,6 +81,7 @@ public class PartAnnihilationPlane extends PartBasicState implements IGridTickab
 	private static final int MAX_CACHE_TIME = 60;
 
 	private final BaseActionSource mySrc = new MachineSource( this );
+	private EntityPlayer owner = null;
 	private boolean isAccepting = true;
 	private boolean breaking = false;
 	private YesNo permissionCache = YesNo.UNDECIDED;
@@ -89,6 +92,13 @@ public PartAnnihilationPlane( final ItemStack is )
 		super( is );
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public void onPlacement( EntityPlayer player, ItemStack held, ForgeDirection side )
+	{
+		super.onPlacement( player, held, side );
+		this.owner = player;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public TickRateModulation call( final World world ) throws Exception
 	{
@@ -500,13 +510,14 @@ private boolean canHandleBlock( final WorldServer w, final int x, final int y, f
 		final float hardness = block.getBlockHardness( w, x, y, z );
 		final boolean ignoreMaterials = material == Material.air || material == Material.lava || material == Material.water || material.isLiquid();
 		final boolean ignoreBlocks = block == Blocks.bedrock || block == Blocks.end_portal || block == Blocks.end_portal_frame || block == Blocks.command_block;
+		final EntityPlayer player = owner == null ? Platform.getPlayer( w ) : owner;
 		if( permissionCache == YesNo.UNDECIDED )
 		{
-			BlockEvent.BreakEvent event = new BlockEvent.BreakEvent( x, y, z, w, block, w.getBlockMetadata( x, y, z ), Platform.getPlayer( w ) );
+			BlockEvent.BreakEvent event = new BlockEvent.BreakEvent( x, y, z, w, block, w.getBlockMetadata( x, y, z ), player );
 			MinecraftForge.EVENT_BUS.post( event );
 			permissionCache = ( event.isCanceled() ) ? YesNo.NO : YesNo.YES;
 		}
-		return permissionCache == YesNo.YES && !ignoreMaterials && !ignoreBlocks && !w.isAirBlock( x, y, z ) && w.blockExists( x, y, z ) && w.canMineBlock( Platform.getPlayer( w ), x, y, z ) && hardness >= 0f;
+		return permissionCache == YesNo.YES && !ignoreMaterials && !ignoreBlocks && !w.isAirBlock( x, y, z ) && w.blockExists( x, y, z ) && w.canMineBlock( player , x, y, z ) && hardness >= 0f;
 	}
 
 	protected List<ItemStack> obtainBlockDrops( final WorldServer w, final int x, final int y, final int z )
diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/parts/automation/PartFormationPlane.java b/src/main/java/appeng/parts/automation/PartFormationPlane.java
index 799eeff1b23..dca450b2220 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/parts/automation/PartFormationPlane.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/parts/automation/PartFormationPlane.java
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ public class PartFormationPlane extends PartUpgradeable implements ICellContaine
 {
 	private final MEInventoryHandler myHandler = new MEInventoryHandler( this, StorageChannel.ITEMS );
 	private final AppEngInternalAEInventory Config = new AppEngInternalAEInventory( this, 63 );
+	private EntityPlayer owner = null;
 	private int priority = 0;
 	private boolean wasActive = false;
 	private boolean blocked = false;
-
 	public PartFormationPlane( final ItemStack is )
 	{
 		super( is );
@@ -87,6 +87,13 @@ public PartFormationPlane( final ItemStack is )
 		this.updateHandler();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public void onPlacement( EntityPlayer player, ItemStack held, ForgeDirection side )
+	{
+		super.onPlacement( player, held, side );
+		this.owner = player;
+	}
+
 	private void updateHandler()
 	{
 		this.myHandler.setBaseAccess( AccessRestriction.WRITE );
@@ -472,7 +479,7 @@ public IAEItemStack injectItems( final IAEItemStack input, final Actionable type
 					{
 						player.setCurrentItemOrArmor( 0, is.copy() );
 						BlockSnapshot blockSnapshot = new BlockSnapshot( w, x, y, z, ( (ItemBlock) i ).field_150939_a, i.getMetadata( is.getItemDamage() ) );
-						BlockEvent.PlaceEvent event = new BlockEvent.PlaceEvent( blockSnapshot, w.getBlock( x, y, z ), player );
+						BlockEvent.PlaceEvent event = new BlockEvent.PlaceEvent( blockSnapshot, w.getBlock( x, y, z ), owner == null ? player : owner );
 						MinecraftForge.EVENT_BUS.post( event );
 						if( !event.isCanceled() )
 						{