diff --git a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/beta/implementation/blocks/CharBlocks.java b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/beta/implementation/blocks/CharBlocks.java
index 7264b47ba..4a10276e5 100644
--- a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/beta/implementation/blocks/CharBlocks.java
+++ b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/beta/implementation/blocks/CharBlocks.java
@@ -26,30 +26,25 @@ public abstract class CharBlocks implements IBlocks {
             return true;
         }
     };
-    protected static final Section EMPTY = new Section() {
+    protected final Section EMPTY = new Section() {
         @Override
-        public final char[] get(CharBlocks blocks, int layer) {
-            blocks.loadLock.lock();
-            try {
-                char[] arr = blocks.blocks[layer];
+        public final synchronized char[] get(CharBlocks blocks, int layer) {
+            char[] arr = blocks.blocks[layer];
+            if (arr == null) {
+                arr = blocks.blocks[layer] = blocks.update(layer, null);
                 if (arr == null) {
-                    arr = blocks.blocks[layer] = blocks.update(layer, null);
-                    if (arr == null) {
-                        throw new IllegalStateException("Array cannot be null: " + blocks.getClass());
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    blocks.blocks[layer] = blocks.update(layer, arr);
-                    if (blocks.blocks[layer] == null) {
-                        throw new IllegalStateException("Array cannot be null (update): " + blocks.getClass());
-                    }
+                    throw new IllegalStateException("Array cannot be null: " + blocks.getClass());
                 }
-                if (blocks.blocks[layer] != null) {
-                    blocks.sections[layer] = FULL;
+            } else {
+                blocks.blocks[layer] = blocks.update(layer, arr);
+                if (blocks.blocks[layer] == null) {
+                    throw new IllegalStateException("Array cannot be null (update): " + blocks.getClass());
                 }
-                return arr;
-            } finally {
-                blocks.loadLock.unlock();
             }
+            if (blocks.blocks[layer] != null) {
+                blocks.sections[layer] = FULL;
+            }
+            return arr;
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -59,7 +54,6 @@ public abstract class CharBlocks implements IBlocks {
     };
     public final char[][] blocks;
     public final Section[] sections;
-    private final ReentrantLock loadLock = new ReentrantLock ();
 
     public CharBlocks() {
         blocks = new char[16][];
diff --git a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/EditSession.java b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/EditSession.java
index 51e4672aa..60e2c92c2 100644
--- a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/EditSession.java
+++ b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/EditSession.java
@@ -1179,6 +1179,10 @@ public class EditSession extends PassthroughExtent implements AutoCloseable {
         // Pick how we're going to visit blocks
         RecursiveVisitor visitor = new DirectionalVisitor(mask, replace, origin, direction, (int) (radius * 2 + 1));
 
+        // With queue enabled, FAWE may start attempting to place chunks before the operation is finished.
+        // This is unnacceptable for recursive operations.
+        disableQueue();
+
         // Start at the origin
         visitor.visit(origin);
 
@@ -1237,6 +1241,10 @@ public class EditSession extends PassthroughExtent implements AutoCloseable {
             visitor = new DownwardVisitor(mask, replace, origin.getBlockY(), (int) (radius * 2 + 1));
         }
 
+        // With queue enabled, FAWE may start attempting to place chunks before the operation is finished.
+        // This is unnacceptable for recursive operations.
+        disableQueue();
+
         // Start at the origin
         visitor.visit(origin);
 
@@ -1717,6 +1725,10 @@ public class EditSession extends PassthroughExtent implements AutoCloseable {
         }
         RecursiveVisitor visitor = new RecursiveVisitor(mask, replace, (int) (radius * 2 + 1));
 
+        // With queue enabled, FAWE may start attempting to place chunks before the operation is finished.
+        // This is unnacceptable for recursive operations.
+        disableQueue();
+
         // Around the origin in a 3x3 block
         for (BlockVector3 position : CuboidRegion.fromCenter(origin, 1)) {
             if (mask.test(position)) {
@@ -1758,6 +1770,10 @@ public class EditSession extends PassthroughExtent implements AutoCloseable {
         BlockReplace replace = new BlockReplace(this, fluid.getDefaultState());
         NonRisingVisitor visitor = new NonRisingVisitor(mask, replace);
 
+        // With queue enabled, FAWE may start attempting to place chunks before the operation is finished.
+        // This is unnacceptable for recursive operations.
+        disableQueue();
+
         // Around the origin in a 3x3 block
         for (BlockVector3 position : CuboidRegion.fromCenter(origin, 1)) {
             if (liquidMask.test(position)) {