diff --git a/src/main/java/mekanism/api/MekanismConfig.java b/src/main/java/mekanism/api/MekanismConfig.java
index 01224f082..3914a641d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/mekanism/api/MekanismConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/mekanism/api/MekanismConfig.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ public class MekanismConfig
 		public static double FROM_TE;
 		public static int laserRange;
 		public static double laserEnergyNeededPerHardness;
+		public static double minerSilkMultiplier = 6;
 	}
 
 	public static class client
diff --git a/src/main/java/mekanism/common/CommonProxy.java b/src/main/java/mekanism/common/CommonProxy.java
index dd53d3529..5ffed92da 100644
--- a/src/main/java/mekanism/common/CommonProxy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/mekanism/common/CommonProxy.java
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ public class CommonProxy
 		general.VOICE_PORT = Mekanism.configuration.get(Configuration.CATEGORY_GENERAL, "VoicePort", 36123, null, 1, 65535).getInt();
 		//If this is less than 1, upgrades make machines worse. If less than 0, I don't even know.
 		general.maxUpgradeMultiplier = Mekanism.configuration.get(Configuration.CATEGORY_GENERAL, "UpgradeModifier", 10, null, 1, Integer.MAX_VALUE).getInt();
+		general.minerSilkMultiplier = Mekanism.configuration.get(Configuration.CATEGORY_GENERAL, "MinerSilkMultiplier", 6).getDouble();
 		
 		String s = Mekanism.configuration.get(Configuration.CATEGORY_GENERAL, "EnergyType", "J", null, new String[]{"J", "RF", "MJ", "EU"}).getString();
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/mekanism/common/network/PacketConfigSync.java b/src/main/java/mekanism/common/network/PacketConfigSync.java
index db814aa90..b88539305 100644
--- a/src/main/java/mekanism/common/network/PacketConfigSync.java
+++ b/src/main/java/mekanism/common/network/PacketConfigSync.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public class PacketConfigSync implements IMessageHandler<ConfigSyncMessage, IMes
 			dataStream.writeInt(general.VOICE_PORT);
 			dataStream.writeInt(general.maxUpgradeMultiplier);
 			dataStream.writeInt(general.activeType.ordinal());
+			dataStream.writeDouble(general.minerSilkMultiplier);
 	
 			dataStream.writeDouble(usage.enrichmentChamberUsage);
 			dataStream.writeDouble(usage.osmiumCompressorUsage);
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ public class PacketConfigSync implements IMessageHandler<ConfigSyncMessage, IMes
 			general.VOICE_PORT = dataStream.readInt();
 			general.maxUpgradeMultiplier = dataStream.readInt();
 			general.activeType = EnergyType.values()[dataStream.readInt()];
+			general.minerSilkMultiplier = dataStream.readDouble();
 	
 			general.TO_TE = general.TO_BC*10;
 			general.FROM_TE = general.FROM_BC/10;