diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/mc/otm/block/entity/cable/EnergyCableGraph.kt b/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/mc/otm/block/entity/cable/EnergyCableGraph.kt
index 2dacd80b6..e583c8a62 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/mc/otm/block/entity/cable/EnergyCableGraph.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/mc/otm/block/entity/cable/EnergyCableGraph.kt
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ class EnergyCableGraph : GraphNodeList<EnergyCableBlockEntity.Node, EnergyCableG
 	private class CacheEntry {
 		val paths = ArrayList<SegmentPath>(1)
 		var saturated = false
+		var forceExploreAlternatives = false
 	}
 
 	// TODO: LRU cache?
@@ -548,7 +549,8 @@ class EnergyCableGraph : GraphNodeList<EnergyCableBlockEntity.Node, EnergyCableG
 			var maxThroughput = list.paths.maxOfOrNull { it.availableThroughput } ?: Decimal.ZERO
 			var combinedThroughput = list.paths.iterator().map { it.availableThroughput }.reduce(Decimal.ZERO, Decimal::plus)
 
-			while (combinedThroughput < energyToTransfer && !list.saturated && ++lastTickSearches <= maxSearches) {
+			while ((list.forceExploreAlternatives || combinedThroughput < energyToTransfer) && !list.saturated && ++lastTickSearches <= maxSearches) {
+				list.forceExploreAlternatives = false
 				val find = findPath(a, b, list.paths, maxThroughput)
 
 				if (find == null || find in list.paths) {
@@ -568,7 +570,10 @@ class EnergyCableGraph : GraphNodeList<EnergyCableBlockEntity.Node, EnergyCableG
 	}
 
 	fun notifyThroughputsChanged() {
-		pathCache.values.forEach { it.saturated = false }
+		pathCache.values.forEach {
+			it.saturated = false
+			it.forceExploreAlternatives = true
+		}
 	}
 
 	override fun onNodeRemoved(node: EnergyCableBlockEntity.Node) {