diff --git a/engine/src/main/java/org/terasology/world/block/family/MultiConnectFamily.java b/engine/src/main/java/org/terasology/world/block/family/MultiConnectFamily.java
index 7e602e225f4..d379bfe3f12 100644
--- a/engine/src/main/java/org/terasology/world/block/family/MultiConnectFamily.java
+++ b/engine/src/main/java/org/terasology/world/block/family/MultiConnectFamily.java
@@ -91,7 +91,9 @@ public MultiConnectFamily(BlockFamilyDefinition definition, BlockBuilderHelper b
      *             Use the JOML implementation instead: {@link #connectionCondition(Vector3ic, Side)}.
      */
     @Deprecated
-    protected abstract boolean connectionCondition(Vector3i blockLocation, Side connectSide);
+    protected boolean connectionCondition(Vector3i blockLocation, Side connectSide) {
+        return connectionCondition(JomlUtil.from(blockLocation), connectSide);
+    }
 
     /**
      * A condition to return true if the block should have a connection on the given side
@@ -103,7 +105,6 @@ public MultiConnectFamily(BlockFamilyDefinition definition, BlockBuilderHelper b
      */
     protected abstract boolean connectionCondition(Vector3ic blockLocation, Side connectSide);
 
-
     /**
      * The sides of the block that can be connected to.
      * Example: In a family like RomanColumn, this method only returns SideBitFlag.getSides(Side.TOP, Side.BOTTOM)