diff --git a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/core/extent/processor/PlacementStateProcessor.java b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/core/extent/processor/PlacementStateProcessor.java
index 95ed8cbff..3175cd656 100644
--- a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/core/extent/processor/PlacementStateProcessor.java
+++ b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/core/extent/processor/PlacementStateProcessor.java
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ public abstract class PlacementStateProcessor extends AbstractDelegateExtent imp
         return BlockTypesCache.states[ordinal].getNbtData();
     }
 
-    private char getBlockOrdinal(final int blockX, final int blockY, final int blockZ, final BlockState state) {
+    private char getBlockOrdinal(int blockX, int blockY, int blockZ, BlockState state) {
         EnumSet<Direction> dirs = Direction.getDirections(state);
         Direction clickedFaceDirection = null; // This should be always be set by the below.
         Set<String> states = state.getStates().keySet().stream().map(Property::getName).collect(Collectors.toSet());
@@ -358,7 +358,12 @@ public abstract class PlacementStateProcessor extends AbstractDelegateExtent imp
             boolean hadNesw = false;
             for (Direction dir : NESW) {
                 if (dirs.contains(dir)) {
-                    clickedFaceDirection = dir.getLeft().getLeft(); // opposite
+                    clickedFaceDirection = dir.getLeft().getLeft();
+                    if (state.getBlockType() == BlockTypes.CHEST || state.getBlockType() == BlockTypes.TRAPPED_CHEST) {
+                        Direction tmp = clickedFaceDirection;
+                        clickedFaceDirection = dir;
+                        dir = tmp;
+                    }
                     clickPos.setComponents(
                             (double) blockX + 0.5 * (1 + dir.getBlockX()),
                             (double) blockY + 0.2,
diff --git a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/Direction.java b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/Direction.java
index f6416f5c1..3d21ef587 100644
--- a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/Direction.java
+++ b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/Direction.java
@@ -29,12 +29,10 @@ import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.OptionalInt;
-import java.util.Set;
 
 /**
  * A collection of cardinal, ordinal, and secondary-ordinal directions.
@@ -366,7 +364,7 @@ public enum Direction {
      * @since TODO
      */
     public static EnumSet<Direction> getDirections(BlockState state) {
-        Set<Direction> directions = new HashSet<>();
+        EnumSet<Direction> directions = EnumSet.noneOf(Direction.class);
         for (Property<?> property : state.getBlockType().getProperties()) {
             if (property instanceof DirectionalProperty dirProp) {
                 directions.add(state.getState(dirProp));
@@ -376,8 +374,7 @@ public enum Direction {
             if (!(value instanceof String str)) {
                 if (value instanceof Integer i) {
                     fromRotationIndex(i).ifPresent(directions::add);
-                }
-                if (value instanceof Boolean) {
+                } else if (value instanceof Boolean b && b) {
                     try {
                         directions.add(Direction.valueOf(property.getName().toUpperCase(Locale.ROOT)));
                     } catch (IllegalArgumentException ignored) {
@@ -397,9 +394,8 @@ public enum Direction {
                 case "shape" -> {} // Do nothing for now
             }
         }
-        return EnumSet.copyOf(directions);
+        return directions;
     }
     //FAWE end
 
 }
-