diff --git a/tubes.lua b/tubes.lua
index e176c7a..fc45752 100644
--- a/tubes.lua
+++ b/tubes.lua
@@ -174,12 +174,23 @@ pipeworks.register_tube = function(name, desc, plain, noctrs, ends, short, inv,
 		if REGISTER_COMPATIBILITY then
 			local cname = name.."_compatibility"
 			minetest.register_node(cname, {
-						       drawtype = "airlike",
-						       style = "6d",
-						       basename = name,
-						       groups = {not_in_creative_inventory = 1, tube_to_update = 1},
-						       tube = {connect_sides = {front = 1, back = 1, left = 1, right = 1, top = 1, bottom = 1}},
-							   drop = name.."_1",
+				drawtype = "airlike",
+				style = "6d",
+				basename = name,
+				inventory_image = inv,
+				wield_image = inv,
+				paramtype = light,
+				sunlight_propagates = true,
+				description = "Pneumatic tube segment (legacy)",
+				after_place_node = function(pos)
+					pipeworks.scan_for_tube_objects(pos)
+					if minetest.registered_nodes[name.."_compatibility"].after_place_node_ then
+						minetest.registered_nodes[name.."_compatibility"].after_place_node_(pos)
+					end
+				end,
+				groups = {not_in_creative_inventory = 1, tube_to_update = 1},
+				tube = {connect_sides = {front = 1, back = 1, left = 1, right = 1, top = 1, bottom = 1}},
+				drop = name.."_1",
 			})
 			table.insert(pipeworks.tubenodes,cname)
 			for xm = 0, 1 do