diff --git a/lib/techs/deps.js.js b/lib/techs/deps.js.js
index a78e0fbb..6d62ce29 100644
--- a/lib/techs/deps.js.js
+++ b/lib/techs/deps.js.js
@@ -359,16 +359,21 @@ var DepsItem = exports.DepsItem = INHERIT({
         this.item = {};
         this.extendByCtx({ item: item });
         this.extendByCtx(ctx);
+
     },
 
     extendByCtx: function(ctx) {
         if(ctx && (ctx = ctx.item)) {
-            var ks = ['tech', 'block', 'elem', 'mod', 'val'],
-                k;
+            var keys = ['block', 'elem', 'mod', 'val'],
+                key;
 
-            while(k = ks.shift())
-                if(this.item[k]) break;
-                else ctx[k] && (this.item[k] = ctx[k]);
+            if (!this.item.tech && ctx.tech) {
+                this.item.tech = ctx.tech;
+            }
+            while (key = keys.shift()) {
+                if(this.item[key]) break;
+                else ctx[key] && (this.item[key] = ctx[key]);
+            }
         }
         return this;
     },
diff --git a/test/deps.js b/test/deps.js
index faf2529e..6fdb7f06 100644
--- a/test/deps.js
+++ b/test/deps.js
@@ -133,6 +133,15 @@ describe('Deps', function() {
                 } }
             ));
 
+            it('block with tech shortcut', assertDepsParse(
+                {block: 'b1', tech: 't1', shouldDeps: {tech: 't2'}},
+                { 't1': {
+                    't1': [ { block: 'b1', tech: 't1'} ],
+                    't2': [ { block: 'b1', tech: 't2'} ]
+                  }
+                }
+            ));
+
             it('block with and without tech', assertDepsParse(
                 { block: 'b1', shouldDeps: { block: 'b2', tech: 't2', shouldDeps: { block: 'b3' } } },
                 { '': {