diff --git a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/integration/mcmp/MCMultiPart.scala b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/integration/mcmp/MCMultiPart.scala
index 00ee92361..613e3e34b 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/integration/mcmp/MCMultiPart.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/integration/mcmp/MCMultiPart.scala
@@ -3,16 +3,11 @@ package li.cil.oc.integration.mcmp
 import li.cil.oc.Constants
 import li.cil.oc.Settings
 import li.cil.oc.api
-import li.cil.oc.client.renderer.block.ModelInitialization
 import mcmultipart.item.PartPlacementWrapper
 import mcmultipart.multipart.MultipartRegistry
-import net.minecraft.client.resources.model.IBakedModel
 import net.minecraft.client.resources.model.ModelResourceLocation
-import net.minecraft.util.RegistrySimple
-import net.minecraftforge.client.event.ModelBakeEvent
-import net.minecraftforge.common.MinecraftForge
-import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.eventhandler.SubscribeEvent
-import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.eventhandler.EventPriority
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.FMLCommonHandler
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.relauncher.Side
 
 object MCMultiPart {
   final val CableMultipartLocation = new ModelResourceLocation(Settings.resourceDomain + ":" + Constants.BlockName.Cable, "multipart")
@@ -28,17 +23,8 @@ object MCMultiPart {
     new PartPlacementWrapper(api.Items.get(Constants.BlockName.Cable).createItemStack(1), PartFactory).register(PartFactory.PartTypeCable)
     new PartPlacementWrapper(api.Items.get(Constants.BlockName.Print).createItemStack(1), PartFactory).register(PartFactory.PartTypePrint)
 
-    MinecraftForge.EVENT_BUS.register(this)
-  }
-
-  @SubscribeEvent(priority = EventPriority.LOW)
-  def onModelBake(e: ModelBakeEvent): Unit = {
-    val registry = e.modelRegistry.asInstanceOf[RegistrySimple[ModelResourceLocation, IBakedModel]]
-
-    // Replace default cable model with part model to properly handle connection
-    // rendering to multipart cables.
-    registry.putObject(ModelInitialization.CableBlockLocation, PartCableModel)
-    registry.putObject(CableMultipartLocation, PartCableModel)
-    registry.putObject(PrintMultipartLocation, PartPrintModel)
+    if (FMLCommonHandler.instance.getSide == Side.CLIENT) {
+      MCMultiPartClient.init()
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/integration/mcmp/MCMultiPartClient.scala b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/integration/mcmp/MCMultiPartClient.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..33bd2b40f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/integration/mcmp/MCMultiPartClient.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package li.cil.oc.integration.mcmp
+
+import li.cil.oc.client.renderer.block.ModelInitialization
+import net.minecraft.client.resources.model.IBakedModel
+import net.minecraft.client.resources.model.ModelResourceLocation
+import net.minecraft.util.RegistrySimple
+import net.minecraftforge.client.event.ModelBakeEvent
+import net.minecraftforge.common.MinecraftForge
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.eventhandler.EventPriority
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.eventhandler.SubscribeEvent
+
+object MCMultiPartClient {
+  def init(): Unit = {
+    MinecraftForge.EVENT_BUS.register(this)
+  }
+
+  @SubscribeEvent(priority = EventPriority.LOW)
+  def onModelBake(e: ModelBakeEvent): Unit = {
+    val registry = e.modelRegistry.asInstanceOf[RegistrySimple[ModelResourceLocation, IBakedModel]]
+
+    // Replace default cable model with part model to properly handle connection
+    // rendering to multipart cables.
+    registry.putObject(ModelInitialization.CableBlockLocation, PartCableModel)
+    registry.putObject(MCMultiPart.CableMultipartLocation, PartCableModel)
+    registry.putObject(MCMultiPart.PrintMultipartLocation, PartPrintModel)
+  }
+}