diff --git a/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/object/LegacyPlotBlock.java b/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/object/LegacyPlotBlock.java
index be551b372..38407a52f 100644
--- a/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/object/LegacyPlotBlock.java
+++ b/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/object/LegacyPlotBlock.java
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 package com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.object;
 
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.block.BaseBlock;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.block.BlockTypes;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.registry.LegacyMapper;
 import lombok.Getter;
+import lombok.Setter;
 
 public class LegacyPlotBlock extends PlotBlock {
 
@@ -15,6 +19,7 @@ public class LegacyPlotBlock extends PlotBlock {
         }
     }
 
+    @Setter private BaseBlock baseBlock = null;
     @Getter public final short id;
     @Getter public final byte data;
 
@@ -27,6 +32,13 @@ public class LegacyPlotBlock extends PlotBlock {
         return this.id;
     }
 
+    @Override public BaseBlock getBaseBlock() {
+        if (baseBlock == null) {
+            baseBlock = LegacyMapper.getInstance().getBlockFromLegacy(id, data).toBaseBlock();
+        }
+        return baseBlock;
+    }
+
     @Override public boolean isAir() {
         return this.id == 0;
     }
diff --git a/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/object/PlotBlock.java b/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/object/PlotBlock.java
index 79521908e..5b9de5852 100644
--- a/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/object/PlotBlock.java
+++ b/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/object/PlotBlock.java
@@ -133,4 +133,6 @@ public abstract class PlotBlock implements ConfigurationSerializable {
 
     public abstract Object getRawId();
 
+    public abstract BaseBlock getBaseBlock();
+
 }
diff --git a/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/object/StringPlotBlock.java b/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/object/StringPlotBlock.java
index 706d1ae06..d4119ae92 100644
--- a/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/object/StringPlotBlock.java
+++ b/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/object/StringPlotBlock.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.object;
 
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.block.BaseBlock;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.block.BlockTypes;
 import lombok.Getter;
 import lombok.NonNull;
 import lombok.Setter;
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ public class StringPlotBlock extends PlotBlock {
     private static final Map<String, StringPlotBlock> STRING_PLOT_BLOCK_CACHE = new HashMap<>();
     @Getter private final String nameSpace;
     @Getter private final String itemId;
-    @Getter @Setter private BaseBlock baseBlock = null;
+    @Setter private BaseBlock baseBlock = null;
     private boolean isForeign = false;
 
     public StringPlotBlock(@NonNull final String nameSpace, @NonNull final String itemId) {
@@ -79,6 +80,13 @@ public class StringPlotBlock extends PlotBlock {
         return this.getItemId();
     }
 
+    @Override public BaseBlock getBaseBlock() {
+        if (baseBlock == null) {
+            baseBlock = BlockTypes.get(itemId).getDefaultState().toBaseBlock();
+        }
+        return baseBlock;
+    }
+
     @Override public boolean equals(Object obj) {
         if (this == obj) {
             return true;
diff --git a/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/util/block/BasicLocalBlockQueue.java b/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/util/block/BasicLocalBlockQueue.java
index 551a9c44b..4ca62eb58 100644
--- a/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/util/block/BasicLocalBlockQueue.java
+++ b/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/util/block/BasicLocalBlockQueue.java
@@ -121,15 +121,7 @@ public abstract class BasicLocalBlockQueue extends LocalBlockQueue {
         // Trying to mix PlotBlock and BaseBlock leads to all kinds of issues.
         // Since BaseBlock has more features than PlotBlock, simply convert
         // all PlotBlocks to BaseBlocks
-        if (id instanceof StringPlotBlock) {
-            StringPlotBlock stringPlotBlock = (StringPlotBlock) id;
-            return setBlock(x, y, z, BlockTypes.get(stringPlotBlock.getItemId()).getDefaultState().toBaseBlock());
-        } else if (id instanceof LegacyPlotBlock) {
-            LegacyPlotBlock legacyPlotBlock = (LegacyPlotBlock) id;
-            return setBlock(x, y, z, LegacyMapper.getInstance().getBlockFromLegacy(legacyPlotBlock.getId(), legacyPlotBlock.getData()).toBaseBlock());
-        } else {
-            throw new RuntimeException("Unknown PlotBock class: " + id.getClass().getName());
-        }
+        return setBlock(x, y, z, id.getBaseBlock());
     }
 
     @Override public final boolean setBiome(int x, int z, String biome) {