diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Constructible/Ground/pipes.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Constructible/Ground/pipes.yml
index d09cfc373e..25caa729a4 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Constructible/Ground/pipes.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Constructible/Ground/pipes.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     offset: Center
   - type: Destructible
     thresholdvalue: 100
+  - type: Sprite
   - type: Appearance
     visuals:
     - type: PipeVisualizer
@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@
   - type: Icon
     sprite: Constructible/Atmos/pipe.rsi
 
+#Note: The PipeDirection of the PipeNode should be the east-facing version, because the entity starts at an angle of 0 (east)
+
 - type: entity
   parent: PipeBase
   id: PipeHalf
@@ -29,7 +32,7 @@
     nodes:
     - !type:PipeNode
       nodeGroupID: Pipe
-      pipeDirection: North
+      pipeDirection: East
   - type: Icon
     state: pipeHalf2