diff --git a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/items/IModule.java b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/items/IModule.java
index ff77258..9c5ee49 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/items/IModule.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/items/IModule.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package de.ellpeck.prettypipes.items;
 
+import de.ellpeck.prettypipes.misc.ItemFilter;
 import de.ellpeck.prettypipes.pipe.PipeTileEntity;
 import de.ellpeck.prettypipes.pipe.containers.AbstractPipeContainer;
 import net.minecraft.entity.player.PlayerEntity;
@@ -41,4 +42,6 @@ public interface IModule {
     ItemStack craft(ItemStack module, PipeTileEntity tile, BlockPos destPipe, Consumer<ItemStack> unavailableConsumer, ItemStack stack, Stack<ItemStack> dependencyChain);
 
     Integer getCustomNextNode(ItemStack module, PipeTileEntity tile, List<BlockPos> nodes, int index);
+
+    ItemFilter getItemFilter(ItemStack module, PipeTileEntity tile);
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/items/ModuleItem.java b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/items/ModuleItem.java
index 60fae92..629323d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/items/ModuleItem.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/items/ModuleItem.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package de.ellpeck.prettypipes.items;
 
 import de.ellpeck.prettypipes.Registry;
 import de.ellpeck.prettypipes.Utility;
+import de.ellpeck.prettypipes.misc.ItemFilter;
 import de.ellpeck.prettypipes.pipe.PipeTileEntity;
 import de.ellpeck.prettypipes.pipe.containers.AbstractPipeContainer;
 import net.minecraft.client.util.ITooltipFlag;
@@ -98,4 +99,9 @@ public abstract class ModuleItem extends Item implements IModule {
     public Integer getCustomNextNode(ItemStack module, PipeTileEntity tile, List<BlockPos> nodes, int index) {
         return null;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public ItemFilter getItemFilter(ItemStack module, PipeTileEntity tile) {
+        return null;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/misc/ItemFilter.java b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/misc/ItemFilter.java
index fe99ad1..d1ecbc6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/misc/ItemFilter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/misc/ItemFilter.java
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import de.ellpeck.prettypipes.PrettyPipes;
 import de.ellpeck.prettypipes.packets.PacketButton;
 import de.ellpeck.prettypipes.pipe.PipeTileEntity;
 import de.ellpeck.prettypipes.pipe.modules.FilterModifierModuleItem;
-import de.ellpeck.prettypipes.pipe.modules.filter.FilterIncreaseModuleItem;
 import net.minecraft.client.gui.screen.Screen;
 import net.minecraft.client.gui.widget.Widget;
 import net.minecraft.client.gui.widget.button.Button;
@@ -25,7 +24,6 @@ import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
-import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 public class ItemFilter extends ItemStackHandler {
 
@@ -80,7 +78,7 @@ public class ItemFilter extends ItemStackHandler {
             this.save();
         } else if (id == 1 && this.canPopulateFromInventories) {
             // populate filter from inventories
-            List<ItemFilter> filters = this.getAllFilters();
+            List<ItemFilter> filters = this.pipe.getFilters();
             for (Direction direction : Direction.values()) {
                 IItemHandler handler = this.pipe.getItemHandler(direction);
                 if (handler == null)
@@ -110,7 +108,7 @@ public class ItemFilter extends ItemStackHandler {
     private boolean isFiltered(ItemStack stack) {
         ItemEqualityType[] types = getEqualityTypes(this.pipe);
         // also check if any filter increase modules have the item we need
-        for (ItemStackHandler handler : this.getAllFilters()) {
+        for (ItemStackHandler handler : this.pipe.getFilters()) {
             for (int i = 0; i < handler.getSlots(); i++) {
                 ItemStack filter = handler.getStackInSlot(i);
                 if (filter.isEmpty())
@@ -122,16 +120,6 @@ public class ItemFilter extends ItemStackHandler {
         return false;
     }
 
-    public List<ItemFilter> getAllFilters() {
-        List<ItemFilter> filters = this.pipe.streamModules()
-                .filter(p -> p.getRight() instanceof FilterIncreaseModuleItem)
-                .map(p -> new ItemFilter(18, p.getLeft(), this.pipe))
-                .collect(Collectors.toList());
-        // add ourselves to the front
-        filters.add(0, this);
-        return filters;
-    }
-
     public void save() {
         if (this.modified) {
             this.stack.getOrCreateTag().put("filter", this.serializeNBT());
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/pipe/PipeTileEntity.java b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/pipe/PipeTileEntity.java
index 2f68aa3..01d2818 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/pipe/PipeTileEntity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/pipe/PipeTileEntity.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import de.ellpeck.prettypipes.Registry;
 import de.ellpeck.prettypipes.Utility;
 import de.ellpeck.prettypipes.items.IModule;
 import de.ellpeck.prettypipes.misc.ItemEqualityType;
+import de.ellpeck.prettypipes.misc.ItemFilter;
 import de.ellpeck.prettypipes.network.NetworkLock;
 import de.ellpeck.prettypipes.network.PipeNetwork;
 import de.ellpeck.prettypipes.pipe.containers.MainPipeContainer;
@@ -406,6 +407,12 @@ public class PipeTileEntity extends TileEntity implements INamedContainerProvide
                 .filter(Objects::nonNull).findFirst().orElse(index);
     }
 
+    public List<ItemFilter> getFilters() {
+        return this.streamModules()
+                .map(p -> p.getRight().getItemFilter(p.getLeft(), this))
+                .filter(Objects::nonNull).collect(Collectors.toList());
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void remove() {
         super.remove();
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/pipe/modules/extraction/ExtractionModuleContainer.java b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/pipe/modules/extraction/ExtractionModuleContainer.java
index ea015a8..fe5a10d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/pipe/modules/extraction/ExtractionModuleContainer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/pipe/modules/extraction/ExtractionModuleContainer.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public class ExtractionModuleContainer extends AbstractPipeContainer<ExtractionM
 
     @Override
     protected void addSlots() {
-        this.filter = new ItemFilter(this.module.filterSlots, this.moduleStack, this.tile);
+        this.filter = this.module.getItemFilter(this.moduleStack, this.tile);
         for (Slot slot : this.filter.getSlots((176 - this.module.filterSlots * 18) / 2 + 1, 17 + 32))
             this.addSlot(slot);
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/pipe/modules/extraction/ExtractionModuleItem.java b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/pipe/modules/extraction/ExtractionModuleItem.java
index 6a7b684..22920f7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/pipe/modules/extraction/ExtractionModuleItem.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/pipe/modules/extraction/ExtractionModuleItem.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public class ExtractionModuleItem extends ModuleItem {
     public void tick(ItemStack module, PipeTileEntity tile) {
         if (!tile.shouldWorkNow(this.speed) || !tile.canWork())
             return;
-        ItemFilter filter = new ItemFilter(this.filterSlots, module, tile);
+        ItemFilter filter = this.getItemFilter(module, tile);
 
         PipeNetwork network = PipeNetwork.get(tile.getWorld());
         for (Direction dir : Direction.values()) {
@@ -79,4 +79,9 @@ public class ExtractionModuleItem extends ModuleItem {
     public AbstractPipeContainer<?> getContainer(ItemStack module, PipeTileEntity tile, int windowId, PlayerInventory inv, PlayerEntity player, int moduleIndex) {
         return new ExtractionModuleContainer(Registry.extractionModuleContainer, windowId, player, tile.getPos(), moduleIndex);
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public ItemFilter getItemFilter(ItemStack module, PipeTileEntity tile) {
+        return new ItemFilter(this.filterSlots, module, tile);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/pipe/modules/filter/FilterIncreaseModuleContainer.java b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/pipe/modules/filter/FilterIncreaseModuleContainer.java
index 10cd975..c8827cd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/pipe/modules/filter/FilterIncreaseModuleContainer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/pipe/modules/filter/FilterIncreaseModuleContainer.java
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 package de.ellpeck.prettypipes.pipe.modules.filter;
 
-import de.ellpeck.prettypipes.misc.FilterSlot;
 import de.ellpeck.prettypipes.misc.ItemFilter;
 import de.ellpeck.prettypipes.pipe.containers.AbstractPipeContainer;
 import net.minecraft.entity.player.PlayerEntity;
 import net.minecraft.inventory.container.ContainerType;
 import net.minecraft.inventory.container.Slot;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
-import net.minecraftforge.items.ItemStackHandler;
 
 public class FilterIncreaseModuleContainer extends AbstractPipeContainer<FilterIncreaseModuleItem> implements ItemFilter.IFilteredContainer {
 
@@ -19,8 +17,7 @@ public class FilterIncreaseModuleContainer extends AbstractPipeContainer<FilterI
 
     @Override
     protected void addSlots() {
-        this.filter = new ItemFilter(18, this.moduleStack, this.tile);
-        this.filter.canModifyWhitelist = false;
+        this.filter = this.module.getItemFilter(this.moduleStack, this.tile);
         for (Slot slot : this.filter.getSlots(8, 49))
             this.addSlot(slot);
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/pipe/modules/filter/FilterIncreaseModuleItem.java b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/pipe/modules/filter/FilterIncreaseModuleItem.java
index 2ec7ffe..1d3cf60 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/pipe/modules/filter/FilterIncreaseModuleItem.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/pipe/modules/filter/FilterIncreaseModuleItem.java
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import de.ellpeck.prettypipes.pipe.containers.AbstractPipeContainer;
 import net.minecraft.entity.player.PlayerEntity;
 import net.minecraft.entity.player.PlayerInventory;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
-import net.minecraftforge.items.ItemStackHandler;
 
 public class FilterIncreaseModuleItem extends ModuleItem {
 
@@ -32,4 +31,11 @@ public class FilterIncreaseModuleItem extends ModuleItem {
     public AbstractPipeContainer<?> getContainer(ItemStack module, PipeTileEntity tile, int windowId, PlayerInventory inv, PlayerEntity player, int moduleIndex) {
         return new FilterIncreaseModuleContainer(Registry.filterIncreaseModuleContainer, windowId, player, tile.getPos(), moduleIndex);
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public ItemFilter getItemFilter(ItemStack module, PipeTileEntity tile) {
+        ItemFilter filter = new ItemFilter(18, module, tile);
+        filter.canModifyWhitelist = false;
+        return filter;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/pipe/modules/insertion/FilterModuleContainer.java b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/pipe/modules/insertion/FilterModuleContainer.java
index efb358e..74d4815 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/pipe/modules/insertion/FilterModuleContainer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/pipe/modules/insertion/FilterModuleContainer.java
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ public class FilterModuleContainer extends AbstractPipeContainer<FilterModuleIte
 
     @Override
     protected void addSlots() {
-        this.filter = new ItemFilter(this.module.filterSlots, this.moduleStack, this.tile);
-        this.filter.canPopulateFromInventories = this.module.canPopulateFromInventories;
+        this.filter = this.module.getItemFilter(this.moduleStack, this.tile);
         for (Slot slot : this.filter.getSlots((176 - Math.min(this.module.filterSlots, 9) * 18) / 2 + 1, 17 + 32))
             this.addSlot(slot);
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/pipe/modules/insertion/FilterModuleItem.java b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/pipe/modules/insertion/FilterModuleItem.java
index a51db4e..f68cc65 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/pipe/modules/insertion/FilterModuleItem.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/pipe/modules/insertion/FilterModuleItem.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 public class FilterModuleItem extends ModuleItem {
 
     public final int filterSlots;
-    public final boolean canPopulateFromInventories;
+    private final boolean canPopulateFromInventories;
 
     public FilterModuleItem(String name, ModuleTier tier) {
         super(name);
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public class FilterModuleItem extends ModuleItem {
 
     @Override
     public boolean canAcceptItem(ItemStack module, PipeTileEntity tile, ItemStack stack) {
-        ItemFilter filter = new ItemFilter(this.filterSlots, module, tile);
+        ItemFilter filter = this.getItemFilter(module, tile);
         return filter.isAllowed(stack);
     }
 
@@ -42,4 +42,11 @@ public class FilterModuleItem extends ModuleItem {
     public AbstractPipeContainer<?> getContainer(ItemStack module, PipeTileEntity tile, int windowId, PlayerInventory inv, PlayerEntity player, int moduleIndex) {
         return new FilterModuleContainer(Registry.filterModuleContainer, windowId, player, tile.getPos(), moduleIndex);
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public ItemFilter getItemFilter(ItemStack module, PipeTileEntity tile) {
+        ItemFilter filter = new ItemFilter(this.filterSlots, module, tile);
+        filter.canPopulateFromInventories = this.canPopulateFromInventories;
+        return filter;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/pipe/modules/retrieval/RetrievalModuleContainer.java b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/pipe/modules/retrieval/RetrievalModuleContainer.java
index da756c2..b1a8159 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/pipe/modules/retrieval/RetrievalModuleContainer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/pipe/modules/retrieval/RetrievalModuleContainer.java
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ public class RetrievalModuleContainer extends AbstractPipeContainer<RetrievalMod
 
     @Override
     protected void addSlots() {
-        this.filter = new ItemFilter(this.module.filterSlots, this.moduleStack, this.tile);
-        this.filter.canModifyWhitelist = false;
+        this.filter = this.module.getItemFilter(this.moduleStack, this.tile);
         for (Slot slot : this.filter.getSlots((176 - this.module.filterSlots * 18) / 2 + 1, 17 + 32))
             this.addSlot(slot);
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/pipe/modules/retrieval/RetrievalModuleItem.java b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/pipe/modules/retrieval/RetrievalModuleItem.java
index 1be80d7..22c8359 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/pipe/modules/retrieval/RetrievalModuleItem.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/prettypipes/pipe/modules/retrieval/RetrievalModuleItem.java
@@ -35,11 +35,9 @@ public class RetrievalModuleItem extends ModuleItem {
             return;
         PipeNetwork network = PipeNetwork.get(tile.getWorld());
 
-        ItemFilter filter = new ItemFilter(this.filterSlots, module, tile);
         ItemEqualityType[] equalityTypes = ItemFilter.getEqualityTypes(tile);
-        filter.isWhitelist = true;
         // loop through filters to see which items to pull
-        for (ItemFilter subFilter : filter.getAllFilters()) {
+        for (ItemFilter subFilter : tile.getFilters()) {
             for (int f = 0; f < subFilter.getSlots(); f++) {
                 ItemStack filtered = subFilter.getStackInSlot(f);
                 if (filtered.isEmpty())
@@ -82,4 +80,12 @@ public class RetrievalModuleItem extends ModuleItem {
     public AbstractPipeContainer<?> getContainer(ItemStack module, PipeTileEntity tile, int windowId, PlayerInventory inv, PlayerEntity player, int moduleIndex) {
         return new RetrievalModuleContainer(Registry.retrievalModuleContainer, windowId, player, tile.getPos(), moduleIndex);
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public ItemFilter getItemFilter(ItemStack module, PipeTileEntity tile) {
+        ItemFilter filter = new ItemFilter(this.filterSlots, module, tile);
+        filter.canModifyWhitelist = false;
+        filter.isWhitelist = true;
+        return filter;
+    }
 }