diff --git a/src/main/java/me/parsell/glowstonewire/common/GlowWireConnection.java b/src/main/java/me/parsell/glowstonewire/common/GlowWireConnection.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..acfe5b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/me/parsell/glowstonewire/common/GlowWireConnection.java
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package me.parsell.glowstonewire.common;
+
+import net.minecraft.util.StringIdentifiable;
+
+public enum GlowWireConnection implements StringIdentifiable{
+  UP("up"),
+  SIDE("side"),
+  BROKE("broke"),
+  NONE("none");
+
+  private final String name;
+
+  private GlowWireConnection(String name){
+    this.name = name;
+  }
+
+  public String toString() {
+    return this.asString();
+  }
+
+ public String asString() {
+    return this.name;
+  }
+
+  public boolean isBroken() {
+    return this != BROKE;
+  }
+
+ public boolean isConnected() {
+    return this != NONE;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/parsell/glowstonewire/common/GlowstoneWireBlock.java b/src/main/java/me/parsell/glowstonewire/common/GlowstoneWireBlock.java
index b032644..bef90be 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/parsell/glowstonewire/common/GlowstoneWireBlock.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/parsell/glowstonewire/common/GlowstoneWireBlock.java
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
 import net.minecraft.block.Block;
 import net.minecraft.block.BlockState;
 import net.minecraft.block.ShapeContext;
-import net.minecraft.block.enums.WireConnection;
 import net.minecraft.entity.player.PlayerEntity;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemPlacementContext;
 import net.minecraft.state.StateManager;
@@ -29,13 +28,13 @@ import net.minecraft.world.WorldView;
 
 public class GlowstoneWireBlock extends Block{
 	// These are the states of the wires coming off our block
-	public static final net.minecraft.state.property.EnumProperty<net.minecraft.block.enums.WireConnection> WIRE_CONNECTION_NORTH;
-	public static final net.minecraft.state.property.EnumProperty<net.minecraft.block.enums.WireConnection> WIRE_CONNECTION_EAST;
-	public static final net.minecraft.state.property.EnumProperty<net.minecraft.block.enums.WireConnection> WIRE_CONNECTION_SOUTH;
-	public static final net.minecraft.state.property.EnumProperty<net.minecraft.block.enums.WireConnection> WIRE_CONNECTION_WEST;
+  public static final EnumProperty<GlowWireConnection> WIRE_CONNECTION_NORTH;
+  public static final EnumProperty<GlowWireConnection> WIRE_CONNECTION_SOUTH;
+  public static final EnumProperty<GlowWireConnection> WIRE_CONNECTION_EAST;
+  public static final EnumProperty<GlowWireConnection> WIRE_CONNECTION_WEST;
 
 	// Locally defined DIRECTION <-> WIRE_CONNECTION_DIRECTION
-	public static final Map<Direction, EnumProperty<WireConnection>> DIRECTION_TO_WIRE_CONNECTION_PROPERTY;
+	public static final Map<Direction, EnumProperty<GlowWireConnection>> DIRECTION_TO_WIRE_CONNECTION_PROPERTY;
 
 	// Determines the hitbox for our block
 	public static final VoxelShape DOT_SHAPE;
@@ -46,8 +45,8 @@ public class GlowstoneWireBlock extends Block{
 	public GlowstoneWireBlock(Settings settings) {
 		super(settings);
 		// Set these properties to be none as start, so we start with a dot
-		this.setDefaultState((BlockState)((BlockState)((BlockState)((BlockState)((BlockState)((BlockState)this.stateManager.getDefaultState()).with(WIRE_CONNECTION_NORTH, WireConnection.NONE)).with(WIRE_CONNECTION_EAST, WireConnection.NONE)).with(WIRE_CONNECTION_SOUTH, WireConnection.NONE)).with(WIRE_CONNECTION_WEST, WireConnection.NONE)));
-		this.FULL_STATE = (BlockState)((BlockState)((BlockState)((BlockState)this.getDefaultState().with(WIRE_CONNECTION_NORTH, WireConnection.SIDE)).with(WIRE_CONNECTION_EAST, WireConnection.SIDE)).with(WIRE_CONNECTION_SOUTH, WireConnection.SIDE)).with(WIRE_CONNECTION_WEST, WireConnection.SIDE);
+		this.setDefaultState((BlockState)((BlockState)((BlockState)((BlockState)((BlockState)((BlockState)this.stateManager.getDefaultState()).with(WIRE_CONNECTION_NORTH, GlowWireConnection.NONE)).with(WIRE_CONNECTION_EAST, GlowWireConnection.NONE)).with(WIRE_CONNECTION_SOUTH, GlowWireConnection.NONE)).with(WIRE_CONNECTION_WEST, GlowWireConnection.NONE)));
+		this.FULL_STATE = (BlockState)((BlockState)((BlockState)((BlockState)this.getDefaultState().with(WIRE_CONNECTION_NORTH, GlowWireConnection.SIDE)).with(WIRE_CONNECTION_EAST, GlowWireConnection.SIDE)).with(WIRE_CONNECTION_SOUTH, GlowWireConnection.SIDE)).with(WIRE_CONNECTION_WEST, GlowWireConnection.SIDE);
 	}
 
 	// Make sure out block has the properties for us to manage
@@ -57,24 +56,24 @@ public class GlowstoneWireBlock extends Block{
 	}
 
 	private static boolean isFullyConnected(BlockState state) {
-		return ((WireConnection)state.get(WIRE_CONNECTION_NORTH)).isConnected() && 
-					 ((WireConnection)state.get(WIRE_CONNECTION_SOUTH)).isConnected() && 
-					 ((WireConnection)state.get(WIRE_CONNECTION_EAST)).isConnected() && 
-					 ((WireConnection)state.get(WIRE_CONNECTION_WEST)).isConnected();
+		return ((GlowWireConnection)state.get(WIRE_CONNECTION_NORTH)).isConnected() && 
+					 ((GlowWireConnection)state.get(WIRE_CONNECTION_SOUTH)).isConnected() && 
+					 ((GlowWireConnection)state.get(WIRE_CONNECTION_EAST)).isConnected() && 
+					 ((GlowWireConnection)state.get(WIRE_CONNECTION_WEST)).isConnected();
 	}
 
 	private static boolean isNotConnected(BlockState state) {
-		return !((WireConnection)state.get(WIRE_CONNECTION_NORTH)).isConnected() && 
-					 !((WireConnection)state.get(WIRE_CONNECTION_SOUTH)).isConnected() && 
-					 !((WireConnection)state.get(WIRE_CONNECTION_EAST)).isConnected() && 
-					 !((WireConnection)state.get(WIRE_CONNECTION_WEST)).isConnected();
+		return !((GlowWireConnection)state.get(WIRE_CONNECTION_NORTH)).isConnected() && 
+					 !((GlowWireConnection)state.get(WIRE_CONNECTION_SOUTH)).isConnected() && 
+					 !((GlowWireConnection)state.get(WIRE_CONNECTION_EAST)).isConnected() && 
+					 !((GlowWireConnection)state.get(WIRE_CONNECTION_WEST)).isConnected();
 	}
 
 	private static boolean hasConnection(BlockState state) {
-		return ((WireConnection)state.get(WIRE_CONNECTION_NORTH)).isConnected() || 
-					((WireConnection)state.get(WIRE_CONNECTION_SOUTH)).isConnected() ||
-					((WireConnection)state.get(WIRE_CONNECTION_EAST)).isConnected() ||
-					((WireConnection)state.get(WIRE_CONNECTION_WEST)).isConnected();
+		return ((GlowWireConnection)state.get(WIRE_CONNECTION_NORTH)).isConnected() || 
+					((GlowWireConnection)state.get(WIRE_CONNECTION_SOUTH)).isConnected() ||
+					((GlowWireConnection)state.get(WIRE_CONNECTION_EAST)).isConnected() ||
+					((GlowWireConnection)state.get(WIRE_CONNECTION_WEST)).isConnected();
 	}
 
 	private BlockState determineState(WorldAccess world, BlockState state, BlockPos pos){
@@ -89,12 +88,12 @@ public class GlowstoneWireBlock extends Block{
 		return state;
 	}
 
-	private WireConnection determineConnection(WorldAccess world, BlockPos pos, Direction direction){
+	private GlowWireConnection determineConnection(WorldAccess world, BlockPos pos, Direction direction){
 		if(world.getBlockState(pos.offset(direction).up()).isOf(this))
-			return WireConnection.UP;
+			return GlowWireConnection.UP;
 		if(world.getBlockState(pos.offset(direction)).isOf(this) || world.getBlockState(pos.offset(direction).down()).isOf(this))
-			return WireConnection.SIDE;
-		return WireConnection.NONE;
+			return GlowWireConnection.SIDE;
+		return GlowWireConnection.NONE;
 	}
 
 	public VoxelShape getOutlineShape(BlockState state, BlockView world, BlockPos pos, ShapeContext context) {
@@ -180,10 +179,10 @@ public class GlowstoneWireBlock extends Block{
  }
 
 	static {
-		WIRE_CONNECTION_NORTH = Properties.NORTH_WIRE_CONNECTION;
-		WIRE_CONNECTION_EAST = Properties.EAST_WIRE_CONNECTION;
-		WIRE_CONNECTION_SOUTH = Properties.SOUTH_WIRE_CONNECTION;
-		WIRE_CONNECTION_WEST = Properties.WEST_WIRE_CONNECTION;
+		WIRE_CONNECTION_NORTH = EnumProperty.of("north", GlowWireConnection.class);
+		WIRE_CONNECTION_EAST = EnumProperty.of("east", GlowWireConnection.class);
+		WIRE_CONNECTION_SOUTH = EnumProperty.of("south", GlowWireConnection.class);
+		WIRE_CONNECTION_WEST = EnumProperty.of("west", GlowWireConnection.class);
 		
 		DIRECTION_TO_WIRE_CONNECTION_PROPERTY = Maps.newEnumMap((Map)ImmutableMap.of(Direction.NORTH, WIRE_CONNECTION_NORTH, Direction.EAST, WIRE_CONNECTION_EAST, Direction.SOUTH, WIRE_CONNECTION_SOUTH, Direction.WEST, WIRE_CONNECTION_WEST));