diff --git a/MODSRC/vazkii/botania/common/block/tile/TileSpreader.java b/MODSRC/vazkii/botania/common/block/tile/TileSpreader.java
index 4ad46826b..dc11a6683 100644
--- a/MODSRC/vazkii/botania/common/block/tile/TileSpreader.java
+++ b/MODSRC/vazkii/botania/common/block/tile/TileSpreader.java
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ public class TileSpreader extends TileSimpleInventory implements IManaCollector,
 	public float rotationX, rotationY;
 	boolean added = false;
 	boolean requestsClientUpdate = false;
+	boolean hasReceivedInitialPacket = false;
 
 	IManaReceiver receiver = null;
 
@@ -157,6 +158,9 @@ public class TileSpreader extends TileSimpleInventory implements IManaCollector,
 
 		if(cmp.hasKey(TAG_KNOWN_MANA))
 			knownMana = cmp.getInteger(TAG_KNOWN_MANA);
+		
+		if(worldObj != null && worldObj.isRemote)
+			hasReceivedInitialPacket = true;
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -207,6 +211,9 @@ public class TileSpreader extends TileSimpleInventory implements IManaCollector,
 	}
 
 	private boolean needsNewBurstSimulation() {
+		if(worldObj.isRemote && !hasReceivedInitialPacket)
+			return false;
+		
 		if(lastTentativeBurst == null)
 			return true;
 
diff --git a/MODSRC/vazkii/botania/common/entity/EntityManaBurst.java b/MODSRC/vazkii/botania/common/entity/EntityManaBurst.java
index 7df75d457..515ad2b8c 100644
--- a/MODSRC/vazkii/botania/common/entity/EntityManaBurst.java
+++ b/MODSRC/vazkii/botania/common/entity/EntityManaBurst.java
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ public class EntityManaBurst extends EntityThrowable implements IManaBurst {
 
 		if(movingobjectposition.entityHit == null) {
 			TileEntity tile = worldObj.getTileEntity(movingobjectposition.blockX, movingobjectposition.blockY, movingobjectposition.blockZ);
-
+			
 			if(tile instanceof IManaCollisionGhost && ((IManaCollisionGhost) tile).isGhost())
 				return;
 
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ public class EntityManaBurst extends EntityThrowable implements IManaBurst {
 		public final int meta;
 
 		public PositionProperties(Entity entity) {
-			int x = (int) entity.posX - 1;
+			int x = (int) entity.posX;
 			int y = (int) entity.posY;
 			int z = (int) entity.posZ;
 			coords = new ChunkCoordinates(x, y, z);