diff --git a/moremesecons_dual_delayer/init.lua b/moremesecons_dual_delayer/init.lua
index d4a9818..176a19e 100644
--- a/moremesecons_dual_delayer/init.lua
+++ b/moremesecons_dual_delayer/init.lua
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ for n,i in pairs({{0,0},{1,0},{1,1}}) do
 		},
 		groups = groups,
 		tiles = {top_texture, "moremesecons_dual_delayer_bottom.png", "moremesecons_dual_delayer_side_left.png", "moremesecons_dual_delayer_side_right.png", "moremesecons_dual_delayer_ends.png", "moremesecons_dual_delayer_ends.png"},
+		use_texture_alpha = "opaque",
 		mesecons = {
 			receptor = {
 				state = mesecon.state.off,
diff --git a/moremesecons_timegate/init.lua b/moremesecons_timegate/init.lua
index da614c4..6e64a56 100644
--- a/moremesecons_timegate/init.lua
+++ b/moremesecons_timegate/init.lua
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ mesecon.register_node("moremesecons_timegate:timegate", {
 			"moremesecons_timegate_sides_off.png",
 			"moremesecons_timegate_sides_off.png"
 		},
+		use_texture_alpha = "opaque",
 		groups = {bendy=2,snappy=1,dig_immediate=2},
 		mesecons = {
 			receptor =
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ mesecon.register_node("moremesecons_timegate:timegate", {
 			"moremesecons_timegate_sides_on.png",
 			"moremesecons_timegate_sides_on.png"
 		},
+		use_texture_alpha = "opaque",
 		groups = {bendy=2,snappy=1,dig_immediate=2, not_in_creative_inventory=1},
 		mesecons = {
 			receptor = {