diff --git a/worldedit-bukkit/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/bukkit/adapter/mc1_14/BukkitGetBlocks_1_14.java b/worldedit-bukkit/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/bukkit/adapter/mc1_14/BukkitGetBlocks_1_14.java
index 32365cfbd..4d14bfe92 100644
--- a/worldedit-bukkit/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/bukkit/adapter/mc1_14/BukkitGetBlocks_1_14.java
+++ b/worldedit-bukkit/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/bukkit/adapter/mc1_14/BukkitGetBlocks_1_14.java
@@ -262,10 +262,6 @@ public class BukkitGetBlocks_1_14 extends CharGetBlocks {
                     char[] setArr = set.load(layer);
                     ChunkSection newSection;
                     ChunkSection existingSection = sections[layer];
-
-                    //ensure that the server doesn't try to tick the chunksection while we're editing it.
-                    BukkitAdapter_1_14.fieldTickingBlockCount.set(existingSection, (short) 0);
-
                     if (existingSection == null) {
                         newSection = BukkitAdapter_1_14.newChunkSection(layer, setArr);
                         if (BukkitAdapter_1_14.setSectionAtomic(sections, null, newSection, layer)) {
@@ -279,6 +275,10 @@ public class BukkitGetBlocks_1_14 extends CharGetBlocks {
                             }
                         }
                     }
+
+                    //ensure that the server doesn't try to tick the chunksection while we're editing it.
+                    BukkitAdapter_1_14.fieldTickingBlockCount.set(existingSection, (short) 0);
+
                     DelegateLock lock = BukkitAdapter_1_14.applyLock(existingSection);
                     synchronized (this) {
                         synchronized (lock) {
diff --git a/worldedit-bukkit/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/bukkit/adapter/mc1_15/BukkitGetBlocks_1_15.java b/worldedit-bukkit/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/bukkit/adapter/mc1_15/BukkitGetBlocks_1_15.java
index 37ce658a7..abf00c2fb 100644
--- a/worldedit-bukkit/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/bukkit/adapter/mc1_15/BukkitGetBlocks_1_15.java
+++ b/worldedit-bukkit/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/bukkit/adapter/mc1_15/BukkitGetBlocks_1_15.java
@@ -270,10 +270,6 @@ public class BukkitGetBlocks_1_15 extends CharGetBlocks {
                     char[] setArr = set.load(layer);
                     ChunkSection newSection;
                     ChunkSection existingSection = sections[layer];
-
-                    //ensure that the server doesn't try to tick the chunksection while we're editing it.
-                    BukkitAdapter_1_15.fieldTickingBlockCount.set(existingSection, (short) 0);
-
                     if (existingSection == null) {
                         newSection = BukkitAdapter_1_15.newChunkSection(layer, setArr);
                         if (BukkitAdapter_1_15.setSectionAtomic(sections, null, newSection, layer)) {
@@ -287,6 +283,10 @@ public class BukkitGetBlocks_1_15 extends CharGetBlocks {
                             }
                         }
                     }
+
+                    //ensure that the server doesn't try to tick the chunksection while we're editing it.
+                    BukkitAdapter_1_15.fieldTickingBlockCount.set(existingSection, (short) 0);
+
                     DelegateLock lock = BukkitAdapter_1_15.applyLock(existingSection);
                     synchronized (this) {
                         synchronized (lock) {
diff --git a/worldedit-bukkit/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/bukkit/adapter/mc1_15_2/BukkitGetBlocks_1_15_2.java b/worldedit-bukkit/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/bukkit/adapter/mc1_15_2/BukkitGetBlocks_1_15_2.java
index e8fb25b4a..ea0d2c089 100644
--- a/worldedit-bukkit/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/bukkit/adapter/mc1_15_2/BukkitGetBlocks_1_15_2.java
+++ b/worldedit-bukkit/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/bukkit/adapter/mc1_15_2/BukkitGetBlocks_1_15_2.java
@@ -282,10 +282,6 @@ public class BukkitGetBlocks_1_15_2 extends CharGetBlocks {
                     char[] setArr = set.load(layer);
                     ChunkSection newSection;
                     ChunkSection existingSection = sections[layer];
-
-                    //ensure that the server doesn't try to tick the chunksection while we're editing it.
-                    BukkitAdapter_1_15_2.fieldTickingBlockCount.set(existingSection, (short) 0);
-
                     if (existingSection == null) {
                         newSection = BukkitAdapter_1_15_2.newChunkSection(layer, setArr);
                         if (BukkitAdapter_1_15_2.setSectionAtomic(sections, null, newSection, layer)) {
@@ -299,7 +295,11 @@ public class BukkitGetBlocks_1_15_2 extends CharGetBlocks {
                             }
                         }
                     }
+                    BukkitAdapter_1_15_2.fieldTickingBlockCount.set(existingSection, (short) 0);
+
+                    //ensure that the server doesn't try to tick the chunksection while we're editing it.
                     DelegateLock lock = BukkitAdapter_1_15_2.applyLock(existingSection);
+
                     synchronized (this) {
                         synchronized (lock) {
                             lock.untilFree();