diff --git a/src/main/java/blusunrize/immersiveengineering/common/blocks/wooden/WatermillBlockEntity.java b/src/main/java/blusunrize/immersiveengineering/common/blocks/wooden/WatermillBlockEntity.java
index 0a87a5b86d..523398db8c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/blusunrize/immersiveengineering/common/blocks/wooden/WatermillBlockEntity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/blusunrize/immersiveengineering/common/blocks/wooden/WatermillBlockEntity.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public class WatermillBlockEntity extends IEBaseBlockEntity implements IETickabl
 	public boolean multiblock = false;
 	private boolean beingBroken = false;
 	public double perTick;
-	private static final int globalSyncDelay = 10*20;
+	private static final int globalSyncDelay = 20*20;
 	private int globalSyncDelayCounter = 1;
 
 	public WatermillBlockEntity(BlockEntityType<WatermillBlockEntity> type, BlockPos pos, BlockState state)
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ public void tickClient()
 	@Override
 	public void tickServer()
 	{
+//		if(isDummy())
+//			return;
 		if(isBlocked())//TODO throttle?
 		{
 			setPerTickAndAdvance(0);
@@ -112,6 +114,8 @@ public void tickServer()
 
 	private void setPerTickAndAdvance(double newValue)
 	{
+		if(isDummy())
+			return;
 		if(newValue!=perTick)
 		{
 			globalSyncDelayCounter = globalSyncDelay;
@@ -120,10 +124,9 @@ private void setPerTickAndAdvance(double newValue)
 		}
 		else if(globalSyncDelayCounter >= 0)
 			globalSyncDelayCounter--;
-
 		if(globalSyncDelayCounter==0)
 		{
-			float newrot = syncedRot();
+			float newrot = (float)(level.getGameTime()*perTick);
 			if(rotation!=newrot)
 			{
 				rotation = newrot;
@@ -132,7 +135,8 @@ else if(globalSyncDelayCounter >= 0)
 			}
 		}
 		else
-			rotation = (float)(rotation+perTick)%1;
+			rotation += perTick;
+		rotation %= 1;
 	}
 
 	private boolean canUse(@Nullable BlockEntity tileEntity)
@@ -350,9 +354,4 @@ public void breakDummies(BlockPos pos, BlockState state)
 					}
 				}
 	}
-
-	private float syncedRot()
-	{
-		return ((float)(level.getGameTime()*perTick))%1;
-	}
 }