diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftChunkSnapshot.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftChunkSnapshot.java
index 3337093aa4..d53a74c120 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftChunkSnapshot.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftChunkSnapshot.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package org.bukkit.craftbukkit;
 
 import org.bukkit.ChunkSnapshot;
 import org.bukkit.block.Biome;
+import org.bukkit.craftbukkit.block.CraftBlock;
 
 import net.minecraft.server.BiomeBase;
 /**
@@ -137,34 +138,7 @@ public class CraftChunkSnapshot implements ChunkSnapshot {
      * @return Biome at given coordinate
      */
     public Biome getBiome(int x, int z) {
-        BiomeBase base = biome[x << 4 | z];
-
-        if (base == BiomeBase.RAINFOREST) {
-            return Biome.RAINFOREST;
-        } else if (base == BiomeBase.SWAMPLAND) {
-            return Biome.SWAMPLAND;
-        } else if (base == BiomeBase.SEASONAL_FOREST) {
-            return Biome.SEASONAL_FOREST;
-        } else if (base == BiomeBase.FOREST) {
-            return Biome.FOREST;
-        } else if (base == BiomeBase.SAVANNA) {
-            return Biome.SAVANNA;
-        } else if (base == BiomeBase.SHRUBLAND) {
-            return Biome.SHRUBLAND;
-        } else if (base == BiomeBase.TAIGA) {
-            return Biome.TAIGA;
-        } else if (base == BiomeBase.DESERT) {
-            return Biome.DESERT;
-        } else if (base == BiomeBase.PLAINS) {
-            return Biome.PLAINS;
-        } else if (base == BiomeBase.ICE_DESERT) {
-            return Biome.ICE_DESERT;
-        } else if (base == BiomeBase.TUNDRA) {
-            return Biome.TUNDRA;
-        } else if (base == BiomeBase.HELL) {
-            return Biome.HELL;
-        }
-        return null;
+        return CraftBlock.biomeBaseToBiome(biome[x << 4 | z]);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/block/CraftBlock.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/block/CraftBlock.java
index 9adf897b9c..5835a6f387 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/block/CraftBlock.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/block/CraftBlock.java
@@ -330,7 +330,39 @@ public class CraftBlock implements Block {
     }
 
     public Biome getBiome() {
-        return getWorld().getBiome(x, z);
+        return biomeBaseToBiome(chunk.getHandle().world.getWorldChunkManager().getBiome(x, z));
+    }
+
+    public static final Biome biomeBaseToBiome(BiomeBase base) {
+        if (base == BiomeBase.RAINFOREST) {
+            return Biome.RAINFOREST;
+        } else if (base == BiomeBase.SWAMPLAND) {
+            return Biome.SWAMPLAND;
+        } else if (base == BiomeBase.SEASONAL_FOREST) {
+            return Biome.SEASONAL_FOREST;
+        } else if (base == BiomeBase.FOREST) {
+            return Biome.FOREST;
+        } else if (base == BiomeBase.SAVANNA) {
+            return Biome.SAVANNA;
+        } else if (base == BiomeBase.SHRUBLAND) {
+            return Biome.SHRUBLAND;
+        } else if (base == BiomeBase.TAIGA) {
+            return Biome.TAIGA;
+        } else if (base == BiomeBase.DESERT) {
+            return Biome.DESERT;
+        } else if (base == BiomeBase.PLAINS) {
+            return Biome.PLAINS;
+        } else if (base == BiomeBase.ICE_DESERT) {
+            return Biome.ICE_DESERT;
+        } else if (base == BiomeBase.TUNDRA) {
+            return Biome.TUNDRA;
+        } else if (base == BiomeBase.HELL) {
+            return Biome.HELL;
+        } else if (base == BiomeBase.SKY) {
+            return Biome.SKY;
+        }
+
+        return null;
     }
 
     public double getTemperature() {