diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 334c58e..59e7510 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 [Mod] connected chests [connected_chests]
 
-This mod allows making bigger default chests.  
-Just hold shift and place a chest onto another one's side.  
+This mod allows making bigger default chests.
+Just hold shift and place a chest onto another one's side.
 This is not the first mod which adds big chests.
 
-**Depends:** see [depends.txt](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/HybridDog/connected_chests/master/depends.txt)  
-**License:** see [LICENSE.txt](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/HybridDog/connected_chests/master/LICENSE.txt)  
-**Download:** [zip](https://github.com/HybridDog/connected_chests/archive/master.zip), [tar.gz](https://github.com/HybridDog/connected_chests/tarball/master)  
+**Depends:** see [depends.txt](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/HybridDog/connected_chests/master/depends.txt)
+**License:** see [LICENSE.txt](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/HybridDog/connected_chests/master/LICENSE.txt)
+**Download:** [zip](https://github.com/HybridDog/connected_chests/archive/master.zip), [tar.gz](https://github.com/HybridDog/connected_chests/tarball/master)
 
 ![I'm a screenshot!](http://wiki.minetest.net/images/d/d1/Connected_chest.png)
 
@@ -15,6 +15,5 @@ If you got ideas or found bugs, please tell them to me.
 [How to install a mod?](http://wiki.minetest.net/Installing_Mods)
 
 
-TODO:  
-* disallow rotating the chest with a screwdriver
+TODO:
 * add abms when registering the chest instead of using chestdata
diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index d03e165..9059bbe 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -155,21 +155,22 @@ function connected_chests.register_chest(fromname, data)
 
 	-- override the original node to support connecting
 	local place_chest = minetest.registered_nodes[fromname].on_place
+	local creative_mode = minetest.settings:get_bool"creative_mode"
 	minetest.override_item(fromname, {
 		on_place = function(itemstack, placer, pointed_thing)
-			if not placer then
-				return
+			if not placer
+			or not placer:get_player_control().sneak then
+				return place_chest(itemstack, placer, pointed_thing)
 			end
 			local pu, pa, par2 = get_pointed_info(pointed_thing, fromname)
-			if not pu
-			or not placer:get_player_control().sneak then
+			if not pu then
 				return place_chest(itemstack, placer, pointed_thing)
 			end
 			if minetest.is_protected(pa, placer:get_player_name()) then
 				return
 			end
 			connect_chests(pu, pa, par2, fromname)
-			if not minetest.settings:get_bool"creative_mode" then
+			if not creative_mode then
 				itemstack:take_item()
 				return itemstack
 			end
@@ -201,6 +202,12 @@ function connected_chests.register_chest(fromname, data)
 	if data.on_rightclick then
 		chest.on_rightclick = function()print"yem"end--data.on_rightclick
 	end
+	function chest.on_rotate()
+		return false
+	end
+	if chest.tube then
+		chest.tube.connect_sides = {left = 1, back = 1, front = 1, bottom = 1, top = 1}
+	end
 
 	if not data.front then
 		data.front = "connected_chests_front.png"