diff --git a/worldedit-bukkit/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/bukkit/v0/ChunkListener.java b/worldedit-bukkit/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/bukkit/v0/ChunkListener.java
index 25d62e3f7..e373c9f25 100644
--- a/worldedit-bukkit/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/bukkit/v0/ChunkListener.java
+++ b/worldedit-bukkit/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/bukkit/v0/ChunkListener.java
@@ -189,6 +189,10 @@ public abstract class ChunkListener implements Listener {
 
     @EventHandler(priority = EventPriority.HIGHEST, ignoreCancelled = true)
     public void onPhysics(BlockPhysicsEvent event) {
+        if (physicsFreeze) {
+            event.setCancelled(true);
+            return;
+        }
         if (physCancel) {
             Block block = event.getBlock();
             long pair = MathMan.pairInt(block.getX() >> 4, block.getZ() >> 4);
@@ -212,10 +216,6 @@ public abstract class ChunkListener implements Listener {
                 return;
             }
         }
-        if (physicsFreeze) {
-            event.setCancelled(true);
-            return;
-        }
         switch (event.getChangedType()) {
             case AIR:
             case CAVE_AIR: