diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_chests/init.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_chests/init.lua
index 185ba4f2c..ba655d17a 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_chests/init.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_chests/init.lua
@@ -47,17 +47,23 @@ minetest.register_node("mcl_chests:"..basename, {
 	on_construct = function(pos)
 		local param2 = minetest.get_node(pos).param2
 		local meta = minetest.get_meta(pos)
-		if minetest.get_node(get_chest_neighborpos(pos, param2, "right")).name == "mcl_chests:"..basename then
-			minetest.set_node(pos, {name="mcl_chests:"..basename.."_right",param2=param2})
-			local p = get_chest_neighborpos(pos, param2, "right")
-			minetest.swap_node(p, { name = "mcl_chests:"..basename.."_left", param2 = param2 })
-		elseif minetest.get_node(get_chest_neighborpos(pos, param2, "left")).name == "mcl_chests:"..basename then
-			minetest.set_node(pos, {name="mcl_chests:"..basename.."_left",param2=param2})
-			local p = get_chest_neighborpos(pos, param2, "left")
-			minetest.swap_node(p, { name = "mcl_chests:"..basename.."_right", param2 = param2 })
-		end
 		local inv = meta:get_inventory()
 		inv:set_size("main", 9*3)
+		if minetest.get_node(get_chest_neighborpos(pos, param2, "right")).name == "mcl_chests:"..basename then
+			minetest.swap_node(pos, {name="mcl_chests:"..basename.."_right",param2=param2})
+			local p = get_chest_neighborpos(pos, param2, "right")
+			minetest.set_node(p, { name = "mcl_chests:"..basename.."_left", param2 = param2 })
+			meta = minetest.get_meta(p)
+			inv = meta:get_inventory()
+			inv:set_size("main", 9*3)
+		elseif minetest.get_node(get_chest_neighborpos(pos, param2, "left")).name == "mcl_chests:"..basename then
+			minetest.swap_node(pos, {name="mcl_chests:"..basename.."_left",param2=param2})
+			local p = get_chest_neighborpos(pos, param2, "left")
+			minetest.set_node(p, { name = "mcl_chests:"..basename.."_right", param2 = param2 })
+			meta = minetest.get_meta(p)
+			inv = meta:get_inventory()
+			inv:set_size("main", 9*3)
+		end
 	end,
 	after_dig_node = function(pos, oldnode, oldmetadata, digger)
 		local meta = minetest.get_meta(pos)