diff --git a/FerramAerospaceResearch/FARPartGeometry/GeometryPartModule.cs b/FerramAerospaceResearch/FARPartGeometry/GeometryPartModule.cs
index 6c14a2011..81a009a25 100644
--- a/FerramAerospaceResearch/FARPartGeometry/GeometryPartModule.cs
+++ b/FerramAerospaceResearch/FARPartGeometry/GeometryPartModule.cs
@@ -307,6 +307,10 @@ public void ClearMeshData()
 
         public void GeometryPartModuleRebuildMeshData()
         {
+            // skip parts that have been picked up, picking up should not invalidate previous voxelization
+            if (part.gameObject.layer == ignoreLayer0)
+                return;
+
             RebuildAllMeshData();
             UpdateVoxelShape();
         }
diff --git a/GameData/FerramAerospaceResearch/Plugins/FerramAerospaceResearch.dll b/GameData/FerramAerospaceResearch/Plugins/FerramAerospaceResearch.dll
index 46bb35aa7..633c9311f 100644
Binary files a/GameData/FerramAerospaceResearch/Plugins/FerramAerospaceResearch.dll and b/GameData/FerramAerospaceResearch/Plugins/FerramAerospaceResearch.dll differ