diff --git a/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/queue/LocalChunk.java b/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/queue/LocalChunk.java
index f992b7e30..fc242692e 100644
--- a/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/queue/LocalChunk.java
+++ b/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/queue/LocalChunk.java
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public class LocalChunk {
     }
 
     public void setBiome(final int x, final int y, final int z, final @NonNull BiomeType biomeType) {
-        final int i = (y >> 4) - minSection;
+        final int i = getLayerIndex(y);
         final int j = ChunkUtil.getJ(x, y, z);
         BiomeType[] array = this.biomes[i];
         if (array == null) {
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public class LocalChunk {
     }
 
     public void setBlock(final int x, final int y, final int z, final @NonNull BaseBlock baseBlock) {
-        final int i = (y >> 4) - minSection;
+        final int i = getLayerIndex(y);
         final int j = ChunkUtil.getJ(x, y, z);
         BaseBlock[] array = baseblocks[i];
         if (array == null) {
@@ -129,4 +129,8 @@ public class LocalChunk {
         return this.entities;
     }
 
+    private int getLayerIndex(final int y) {
+        return (y >> 4) - minSection;
+    }
+
 }