diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Crates/GiveMcvCrateAction.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Crates/GiveMcvCrateAction.cs
index 56869ba7ff..587816dd69 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Crates/GiveMcvCrateAction.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Crates/GiveMcvCrateAction.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Crates
 {
 	class GiveMcvCrateActionInfo : GiveUnitCrateActionInfo
 	{
+		public int NoBaseSelectionShares = 1000;
 		public override object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new GiveMcvCrateAction(init.self, this); }
 	}
 
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Crates
 		public override int GetSelectionShares(Actor collector)
 		{
 			var hasBase = self.World.Queries.OwnedBy[collector.Owner].WithTrait<BaseBuilding>().Any();
-			return hasBase ? 0 : base.GetSelectionShares(collector);
+			return hasBase ? info.SelectionShares : (info as GiveMcvCrateActionInfo).NoBaseSelectionShares;
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/mods/cnc/rules/system.yaml b/mods/cnc/rules/system.yaml
index 5ea8a1ce14..1ad94b633a 100644
--- a/mods/cnc/rules/system.yaml
+++ b/mods/cnc/rules/system.yaml
@@ -183,7 +183,8 @@ CRATE:
 		Effect: stealth
 		ExcludedActorTypes: e1,e2,e3,e4,e5,e6,rmbo,c1,c2,c3,c4,c5,c6,c7,c8,c9,c10
 	GiveMcvCrateAction:
-		SelectionShares: 1000
+		SelectionShares: 2
+		NoBaseSelectionShares: 9001
 		Unit: mcv
 	RenderUnit:
 	BelowUnits:
diff --git a/mods/ra/rules/system.yaml b/mods/ra/rules/system.yaml
index 545dff818f..1bbb6e3429 100644
--- a/mods/ra/rules/system.yaml
+++ b/mods/ra/rules/system.yaml
@@ -252,7 +252,8 @@ CRATE:
 		SelectionShares: 5
 		Effect: parabombs
 	GiveMcvCrateAction:
-		SelectionShares: 1000
+		SelectionShares: 2
+		NoBaseSelectionShares: 9001
 		Unit: mcv
 	GiveUnitCrateAction@jeep:
 		SelectionShares: 7