diff --git a/Bukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/util/BukkitUtil.java b/Bukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/util/BukkitUtil.java
index b17e18983..2d6f5a650 100644
--- a/Bukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/util/BukkitUtil.java
+++ b/Bukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/util/BukkitUtil.java
@@ -341,7 +341,6 @@ public class BukkitUtil extends WorldUtil {
             PlotArea area = location.getPlotArea();
             final World world = getWorld(location.getWorldName());
             final Block block = world.getBlockAt(location.getX(), location.getY(), location.getZ());
-            //        block.setType(Material.AIR);
             final Material type = block.getType();
             if (type != Material.LEGACY_SIGN && type != Material.LEGACY_WALL_SIGN) {
                 BlockFace facing = BlockFace.EAST;
@@ -353,7 +352,7 @@ public class BukkitUtil extends WorldUtil {
                     facing = BlockFace.SOUTH;
                 }
                 if (PlotSquared.platform().serverVersion()[1] == 13) {
-                    block.setType(Material.valueOf("WALL_SIGN"), false);
+                    block.setType(Material.valueOf(area.legacySignMaterial()), false);
                 } else {
                     block.setType(Material.valueOf(area.signMaterial()), false);
                 }
diff --git a/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/plot/PlotArea.java b/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/plot/PlotArea.java
index 711e87dcf..844c857a0 100644
--- a/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/plot/PlotArea.java
+++ b/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/plot/PlotArea.java
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ public abstract class PlotArea {
     private ConcurrentHashMap<String, Object> meta;
     private QuadMap<PlotCluster> clusters;
     private String signMaterial = "OAK_WALL_SIGN";
+    private String legacySignMaterial = "WALL_SIGN";
 
     public PlotArea(
             final @NonNull String worldName, final @Nullable String id,
@@ -325,7 +326,11 @@ public abstract class PlotArea {
         this.mobSpawnerSpawning = config.getBoolean("mob_spawner_spawning");
         this.autoMerge = config.getBoolean("plot.auto_merge");
         this.allowSigns = config.getBoolean("plot.create_signs");
-        this.signMaterial = config.getString("plot.sign_material");
+        if (PlotSquared.platform().serverVersion()[1] == 13) {
+            this.legacySignMaterial = config.getString("plot.legacy_sign_material");
+        } else {
+            this.signMaterial = config.getString("plot.sign_material");
+        }
         String biomeString = config.getString("plot.biome");
         if (!biomeString.startsWith("minecraft:")) {
             biomeString = "minecraft:" + biomeString;
@@ -486,7 +491,11 @@ public abstract class PlotArea {
         options.put("mob_spawner_spawning", this.isMobSpawnerSpawning());
         options.put("plot.auto_merge", this.isAutoMerge());
         options.put("plot.create_signs", this.allowSigns());
-        options.put("plot.sign_material", this.signMaterial());
+        if (PlotSquared.platform().serverVersion()[1] == 13) {
+            options.put("plot.legacy_sign_material", this.legacySignMaterial);
+        } else {
+            options.put("plot.sign_material", this.signMaterial());
+        }
         options.put("plot.biome", "minecraft:forest");
         options.put("schematic.on_claim", this.isSchematicOnClaim());
         options.put("schematic.file", this.getSchematicFile());
@@ -1172,6 +1181,19 @@ public abstract class PlotArea {
         return signMaterial;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the legacy plot sign material before wall signs used a "wall" stance.
+     *
+     * @return the legacy sign material.
+     * @deprecated Use {@link #signMaterial()}. This method is used for 1.13 only and
+     * will be removed without replacement in favor of {@link #signMaterial()}
+     * once we remove the support for 1.13.
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    public String legacySignMaterial() {
+        return legacySignMaterial;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get the value associated with the specified flag. This will look at
      * the default values stored in {@link GlobalFlagContainer}.
@@ -1294,6 +1316,11 @@ public abstract class PlotArea {
         return this.signMaterial;
     }
 
+    @Deprecated
+    public String getLegacySignMaterial() {
+        return this.legacySignMaterial;
+    }
+
     public boolean isSpawnCustom() {
         return this.spawnCustom;
     }