diff --git a/mesecons/init.lua b/mesecons/init.lua
index 3ab4f4a..6b36e69 100644
--- a/mesecons/init.lua
+++ b/mesecons/init.lua
@@ -132,8 +132,5 @@ print("[OK] Mesecons")
 -- To be removed in future releases
 dofile(minetest.get_modpath("mesecons").."/legacy.lua");
 
---The actual wires
-dofile(minetest.get_modpath("mesecons").."/wires.lua");
-
 --Services like turnoff receptor on dignode and so on
 dofile(minetest.get_modpath("mesecons").."/services.lua");
diff --git a/mesecons/services.lua b/mesecons/services.lua
index 343410a..3d4fcc6 100644
--- a/mesecons/services.lua
+++ b/mesecons/services.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 -- Dig and place services
 
+-- Stub to "fake" updating conductors if not installed
+-- If it is installed, that mod handles these
+if not minetest.get_modpath("mesecons_conductors") then
+	mesecon.update_autoconnect = function()
+		return
+	end
+	mesecon.queue:add_function("update_autoconnect", mesecon.update_autoconnect)
+end
+
 mesecon.on_placenode = function (pos, node)
 	mesecon.update_autoconnect(pos, node)
 
@@ -61,8 +70,6 @@ mesecon.on_dignode = function (pos, node)
 	mesecon.queue:add_action(pos, "update_autoconnect", {node})
 end
 
-mesecon.queue:add_function("update_autoconnect", mesecon.update_autoconnect)
-
 minetest.register_on_placenode(mesecon.on_placenode)
 minetest.register_on_dignode(mesecon.on_dignode)
 
diff --git a/mesecons_conductors/depends.txt b/mesecons_conductors/depends.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..acaa924
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mesecons_conductors/depends.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+mesecons
diff --git a/mesecons/wires.lua b/mesecons_conductors/init.lua
similarity index 98%
rename from mesecons/wires.lua
rename to mesecons_conductors/init.lua
index d77904e..40b6035 100644
--- a/mesecons/wires.lua
+++ b/mesecons_conductors/init.lua
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ function mesecon.update_autoconnect(pos, node)
 	update_on_place_dig(pos, node)
 end
 
+mesecon.queue:add_function("update_autoconnect", mesecon.update_autoconnect)
+
 -- ############################
 -- ## Wire node registration ##
 -- ############################
@@ -204,7 +206,7 @@ register_wires = function()
 			groups_off["not_in_creative_inventory"] = 1
 		end
 
-		mesecon.register_node("mesecons:wire_"..nodeid, {
+		mesecon.register_node(":mesecons:wire_"..nodeid, {
 			description = "Mesecon",
 			drawtype = "nodebox",
 			inventory_image = "mesecons_wire_inv.png",