diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index bfad6d345..e4f8f761d 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Version: 3.0.45
 Date: ???
   Changes:
     - Updated German locale courtesy of CarstenG
+    - Fixed that the upgrade_target for the mechanical inserter was not set. Resolves https://github.com/pyanodon/pybugreports/issues/1323
     - Fixed AM/FM text in beacon GUI not being localizable, again. Resolves https://github.com/pyanodon/pybugreports/issues/1337
     - Fixed Dutch locale translating two fluids to the same name. Resolves https://github.com/pyanodon/pybugreports/issues/1305
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diff --git a/prototypes/updates/entity-updates.lua b/prototypes/updates/entity-updates.lua
index 9b6d82125..ae28194ec 100644
--- a/prototypes/updates/entity-updates.lua
+++ b/prototypes/updates/entity-updates.lua
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ RECIPE("steel-furnace"):replace_ingredient("stone-brick", "refined-concrete")
 
 
 data.raw.inserter["burner-inserter"].energy_source.type = "void"
+data.raw.inserter["burner-inserter"].next_upgrade = "inserter"
 --data.raw.inserter['burner-inserter'].energy_source.fuel_category = nil
 --data.raw.inserter['burner-inserter'].energy_source.fuel_categories = {'chemical', 'biomass'}