diff --git a/src/main/java/cpw/mods/ironchest/common/tileentity/chest/TileEntityIronChest.java b/src/main/java/cpw/mods/ironchest/common/tileentity/chest/TileEntityIronChest.java
index fa88db3..b54013a 100755
--- a/src/main/java/cpw/mods/ironchest/common/tileentity/chest/TileEntityIronChest.java
+++ b/src/main/java/cpw/mods/ironchest/common/tileentity/chest/TileEntityIronChest.java
@@ -593,7 +593,9 @@ public class TileEntityIronChest extends TileEntityLockableLoot implements ITick
     @Override
     public NBTTagCompound getUpdateTag()
     {
-        return this.writeToNBT(new NBTTagCompound());
+        NBTTagCompound compound = super.getUpdateTag();
+        compound.setByte("facing", (byte) this.facing.ordinal());
+        return compound;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/cpw/mods/ironchest/common/tileentity/shulker/TileEntityIronShulkerBox.java b/src/main/java/cpw/mods/ironchest/common/tileentity/shulker/TileEntityIronShulkerBox.java
index 4cba0f7..9b52316 100644
--- a/src/main/java/cpw/mods/ironchest/common/tileentity/shulker/TileEntityIronShulkerBox.java
+++ b/src/main/java/cpw/mods/ironchest/common/tileentity/shulker/TileEntityIronShulkerBox.java
@@ -673,7 +673,9 @@ public class TileEntityIronShulkerBox extends TileEntityLockableLoot implements
     @Override
     public NBTTagCompound getUpdateTag()
     {
-        return this.writeToNBT(new NBTTagCompound());
+        NBTTagCompound compound = super.getUpdateTag();
+        compound.setByte("facing", (byte) this.facing.ordinal());
+        return compound;
     }
 
     @Override