diff --git a/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/transformers/OutgoingTransformer.java b/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/transformers/OutgoingTransformer.java
index 72824ae18..9609fc1f5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/transformers/OutgoingTransformer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/transformers/OutgoingTransformer.java
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ public class OutgoingTransformer {
 
             int bitMask = input.readUnsignedShort();
 
-            if (bitMask == 0) {
+            if (bitMask == 0 && groundUp) {
                 output.clear();
                 PacketUtil.writeVarInt(PacketType.PLAY_UNLOAD_CHUNK.getNewPacketID(), output);
                 output.writeInt(chunkX);