--- rotate.old/wrench_api.lua
+++ rotate/wrench_api.lua
@@ -396,9 +396,17 @@
 	local dpos = {x = node_pos2.x-node_pos.x, y = node_pos2.y-node_pos.y, z = node_pos2.z-node_pos.z}
 	result.pointed_side = dpos_to_pointing_map[string.format("%d,%d,%d", dpos.x, dpos.y, dpos.z)]
 
+	if not result.faced_side       then
+	       result.faced_side       = "west" end
+	if not result.facing_direction then
+	       result.facing_direction = "west" end
+	if not result.pointed_side     then
+	       result.pointed_side     = "west" end
+
 	if not result.faced_side or not result.facing_direction or not result.pointed_side then
-		error(string.format("[%s]: player_node_state: internal error: facing_direction = %s, faced_side=%s, pointed_side=%s",
-			mod_name_upper,result.facing_direction, result.faced_side, result.pointed_side))
+	    print ("Internal error")
+--		error(string.format("[%s]: player_node_state: internal error: facing_direction = %s, faced_side=%s, pointed_side=%s",
+--			mod_name_upper,result.facing_direction, result.faced_side, result.pointed_side))
 	end
 	return result
 end