diff --git a/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/BukkitMain.java b/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/BukkitMain.java
index 470e75d3b..c9ca0e064 100644
--- a/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/BukkitMain.java
+++ b/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/BukkitMain.java
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ public class BukkitMain extends JavaPlugin implements Listener, IPlotMain {
             try {
                 BukkitSetBlockManager.setBlockManager = new SetBlockFast();
             } catch (final Throwable e) {
+                MainUtil.canSetFast = false;
                 BukkitSetBlockManager.setBlockManager = new SetBlockSlow();
             }
         }
diff --git a/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/generator/AugmentedPopulator.java b/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/generator/AugmentedPopulator.java
index b43c12f79..b050e8a7b 100644
--- a/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/generator/AugmentedPopulator.java
+++ b/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/generator/AugmentedPopulator.java
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.object.PlotId;
 import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.object.PlotManager;
 import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.object.PlotWorld;
 import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.object.RegionWrapper;
+import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.util.BlockUpdateUtil;
 import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.util.ChunkManager;
+import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.util.MainUtil;
 import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.util.TaskManager;
 import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.util.bukkit.BukkitChunkManager;
 import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.util.bukkit.BukkitSetBlockManager;
@@ -187,7 +189,11 @@ public class AugmentedPopulator extends BlockPopulator {
             }
         }
         for (final BlockPopulator populator : this.generator.getDefaultPopulators(world)) {
-            populator.populate(world, this.r, world.getChunkAt(X, Z));
+            Chunk chunk = world.getChunkAt(X, Z);
+            if (MainUtil.canSetFast) {
+                ((BukkitSetBlockManager) BlockUpdateUtil.setBlockManager).update(Arrays.asList(chunk));
+            }
+            populator.populate(world, this.r, chunk);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/MainUtil.java b/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/MainUtil.java
index d60667641..98b3a6dda 100644
--- a/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/MainUtil.java
+++ b/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/MainUtil.java
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.util.bukkit.SendChunk;
 public class MainUtil {
     public final static HashMap<Plot, Integer> runners = new HashMap<>();
     public static boolean canSendChunk = false;
+    public static boolean canSetFast = true;
     public static ArrayList<String> runners_p = new ArrayList<>();
     static long state = 1;
     public static HashMap<String, PlotId> lastPlot = new HashMap<>();