diff --git a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/relays/belt/BeltBlock.java b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/relays/belt/BeltBlock.java
index ac2d23cc8..756517fb7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/relays/belt/BeltBlock.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/relays/belt/BeltBlock.java
@@ -358,7 +358,9 @@ public class BeltBlock extends HorizontalKineticBlock implements ITE<BeltTileEnt
 	}
 
 	public static void initBelt(World world, BlockPos pos) {
-		if (world instanceof  ServerWorld && ((ServerWorld) world).getChunkProvider().getChunkGenerator() instanceof DebugChunkGenerator)
+		if (world.isRemote)
+			return;
+		if (world instanceof ServerWorld && ((ServerWorld) world).getChunkProvider().getChunkGenerator() instanceof DebugChunkGenerator)
 			return;
 
 		BlockState state = world.getBlockState(pos);