diff --git a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/core/extent/ExtentHeightCacher.java b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/core/extent/ExtentHeightCacher.java
index 107360cc4..af008d1c9 100644
--- a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/core/extent/ExtentHeightCacher.java
+++ b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/core/extent/ExtentHeightCacher.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class ExtentHeightCacher extends PassthroughExtent {
         }
         int result = cacheHeights[index] & 0xFF;
         if (result == minY) {
-            cacheHeights[index] = (byte) (result = lastY = super
+            cacheHeights[index] = (short) (result = lastY = super
                     .getNearestSurfaceTerrainBlock(x, z, lastY, minY, maxY));
         }
         return result;
diff --git a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/core/function/mask/AngleMask.java b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/core/function/mask/AngleMask.java
index d7abc36a3..52de762ae 100644
--- a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/core/function/mask/AngleMask.java
+++ b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/core/function/mask/AngleMask.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class AngleMask extends AbstractExtentMask implements ResettableMask {
         lastY = Integer.MIN_VALUE;
         lastZ = Integer.MIN_VALUE;
         if (cacheHeights != null) {
-            Arrays.fill(cacheHeights, (byte) 0);
+            Arrays.fill(cacheHeights, (short) 0);
         }
     }
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public class AngleMask extends AbstractExtentMask implements ResettableMask {
         }
         int result = cacheHeights[index];
         if (y > result) {
-            cacheHeights[index] = (byte) (result = lastY = extent.getNearestSurfaceTerrainBlock(x, z, lastY, minY, maxY));
+            cacheHeights[index] = (short) (result = lastY = extent.getNearestSurfaceTerrainBlock(x, z, lastY, minY, maxY));
         }
         return result;
     }