diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/parts/reporting/AbstractMonitorPart.java b/src/main/java/appeng/parts/reporting/AbstractMonitorPart.java
index efe197fad6b..1d24649020e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/parts/reporting/AbstractMonitorPart.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/parts/reporting/AbstractMonitorPart.java
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ public boolean onUseWithoutItem(Player player, Vec3 pos) {
 
     @Override
     public boolean onUseItemOn(ItemStack heldItem, Player player, InteractionHand hand, Vec3 pos) {
-        if (!this.isLocked) {
+        if (!this.isLocked && !InteractionUtil.isInAlternateUseMode(player)) {
             if (isClientSide()) {
                 return true;
             }
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ public boolean onUseItemOn(ItemStack heldItem, Player player, InteractionHand ha
             return true;
         }
 
-        return super.onUseWithoutItem(player, pos);
+        return super.onUseItemOn(heldItem, player, hand, pos);
     }
 
     // update the system...
diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/parts/reporting/ConversionMonitorPart.java b/src/main/java/appeng/parts/reporting/ConversionMonitorPart.java
index 1202745393b..306efe546b0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/parts/reporting/ConversionMonitorPart.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/parts/reporting/ConversionMonitorPart.java
@@ -78,15 +78,15 @@ public boolean onUseItemOn(ItemStack heldItem, Player player, InteractionHand ha
             return false;
         }
 
-        if (this.isLocked()) {
+        if (this.isLocked() && !InteractionUtil.isInAlternateUseMode(player)) {
             if (InteractionUtil.canWrenchRotate(heldItem)
                     && (this.getDisplayed() == null || !AEItemKey.matches(getDisplayed(), heldItem))) {
                 // wrench it
                 return super.onUseWithoutItem(player, pos);
-            } else {
+            } else if (!heldItem.isEmpty()) {
                 this.insertItem(player, heldItem);
+                return true;
             }
-            return true;
         } else if (this.getDisplayed() != null && AEItemKey.matches(getDisplayed(), heldItem)) {
             this.insertItem(player, heldItem);
             return true;
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public boolean onUseItemOn(ItemStack heldItem, Player player, InteractionHand ha
 
     @Override
     public boolean onUseWithoutItem(Player player, Vec3 pos) {
-        if (this.isLocked()) {
+        if (this.isLocked() && !InteractionUtil.isInAlternateUseMode(player)) {
             if (isClientSide()) {
                 return true;
             }