diff --git a/Bukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/listener/EntitySpawnListener.java b/Bukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/listener/EntitySpawnListener.java
index 77d694379..841f52970 100644
--- a/Bukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/listener/EntitySpawnListener.java
+++ b/Bukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/listener/EntitySpawnListener.java
@@ -126,16 +126,16 @@ public class EntitySpawnListener implements Listener {
         Plot plot = location.getOwnedPlotAbs();
         EntityType type = entity.getType();
         if (plot == null) {
+            if (type == EntityType.DROPPED_ITEM) {
+                if (Settings.Enabled_Components.KILL_ROAD_ITEMS) {
+                    event.setCancelled(true);
+                }
+                return;
+            }
             if (!area.isMobSpawning()) {
                 if (type == EntityType.PLAYER) {
                     return;
                 }
-                if (type == EntityType.DROPPED_ITEM) {
-                    if (Settings.Enabled_Components.KILL_ROAD_ITEMS) {
-                        event.setCancelled(true);
-                    }
-                    return;
-                }
                 if (type.isAlive()) {
                     event.setCancelled(true);
                 }
diff --git a/Bukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/listener/PaperListener.java b/Bukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/listener/PaperListener.java
index a2609fb23..9e3d9ba8e 100644
--- a/Bukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/listener/PaperListener.java
+++ b/Bukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/listener/PaperListener.java
@@ -229,17 +229,17 @@ public class PaperListener implements Listener {
         Plot plot = location.getOwnedPlotAbs();
         if (plot == null) {
             EntityType type = event.getType();
+            // PreCreatureSpawnEvent **should** not be called for DROPPED_ITEM, just for the sake of consistency
+            if (type == EntityType.DROPPED_ITEM) {
+                if (Settings.Enabled_Components.KILL_ROAD_ITEMS) {
+                    event.setCancelled(true);
+                }
+                return;
+            }
             if (!area.isMobSpawning()) {
                 if (type == EntityType.PLAYER) {
                     return;
                 }
-                if (type == EntityType.DROPPED_ITEM) {
-                    if (Settings.Enabled_Components.KILL_ROAD_ITEMS) {
-                        event.setShouldAbortSpawn(true);
-                        event.setCancelled(true);
-                    }
-                    return;
-                }
                 if (type.isAlive()) {
                     event.setShouldAbortSpawn(true);
                     event.setCancelled(true);