diff --git a/src/main/java/com/almostreliable/merequester/terminal/RequesterTerminalHost.java b/src/main/java/com/almostreliable/merequester/terminal/RequesterTerminalHost.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..baaade1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/almostreliable/merequester/terminal/RequesterTerminalHost.java
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+package com.almostreliable.merequester.terminal;
+
+public interface RequesterTerminalHost {}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/almostreliable/merequester/terminal/RequesterTerminalMenu.java b/src/main/java/com/almostreliable/merequester/terminal/RequesterTerminalMenu.java
index a7416d9..d95d9c9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/almostreliable/merequester/terminal/RequesterTerminalMenu.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/almostreliable/merequester/terminal/RequesterTerminalMenu.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 public class RequesterTerminalMenu extends AbstractRequesterMenu {
 
     public static final MenuType<RequesterTerminalMenu> TYPE = MenuTypeBuilder
-        .create(RequesterTerminalMenu::new, RequesterTerminalPart.class)
+        .create(RequesterTerminalMenu::new, RequesterTerminalHost.class)
         .build(Utils.getRL(MERequester.TERMINAL_ID));
 
     private final Long2ObjectOpenHashMap<RequestTracker> byId = new Long2ObjectOpenHashMap<>();
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/almostreliable/merequester/terminal/RequesterTerminalPart.java b/src/main/java/com/almostreliable/merequester/terminal/RequesterTerminalPart.java
index 49da429..5986e5d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/almostreliable/merequester/terminal/RequesterTerminalPart.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/almostreliable/merequester/terminal/RequesterTerminalPart.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 /**
  * yoinked from {@link PatternAccessTerminalPart}
  */
-public class RequesterTerminalPart extends AbstractDisplayPart {
+public class RequesterTerminalPart extends AbstractDisplayPart implements RequesterTerminalHost {
 
     @PartModels
     private static final ResourceLocation MODEL_OFF = Utils.getRL(String.format("part/%s_off", MERequester.TERMINAL_ID));