diff --git a/BlueMapCore/src/main/java/de/bluecolored/bluemap/core/mca/ChunkAnvil112.java b/BlueMapCore/src/main/java/de/bluecolored/bluemap/core/mca/ChunkAnvil112.java
index a8a3ad57..22e41950 100644
--- a/BlueMapCore/src/main/java/de/bluecolored/bluemap/core/mca/ChunkAnvil112.java
+++ b/BlueMapCore/src/main/java/de/bluecolored/bluemap/core/mca/ChunkAnvil112.java
@@ -31,11 +31,8 @@
 import de.bluecolored.bluemap.core.world.Biome;
 import de.bluecolored.bluemap.core.world.BlockState;
 import de.bluecolored.bluemap.core.world.LightData;
-import net.querz.nbt.ByteArrayTag;
 import net.querz.nbt.CompoundTag;
-import net.querz.nbt.IntArrayTag;
 import net.querz.nbt.ListTag;
-import net.querz.nbt.Tag;
 import net.querz.nbt.mca.MCAUtil;
 
 public class ChunkAnvil112 extends Chunk {
@@ -44,7 +41,7 @@ public class ChunkAnvil112 extends Chunk {
 	
 	private boolean isGenerated;
 	private Section[] sections;
-	private int[] biomes;
+	private byte[] biomes;
 	
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 	public ChunkAnvil112(MCAWorld world, CompoundTag chunkTag) {
@@ -65,21 +62,10 @@ public ChunkAnvil112(MCAWorld world, CompoundTag chunkTag) {
 			sections[section.getSectionY()] = section;
 		}
 		
-		Tag<?> tag = levelData.get("Biomes"); //tag can be byte-array or int-array
-		if (tag instanceof ByteArrayTag) {
-			byte[] bs = ((ByteArrayTag) tag).getValue();
-			biomes = new int[bs.length];
-			
-			for (int i = 0; i < bs.length; i++) {
-				biomes[i] = bs[i] & 0xFF;
-			}
-		}
-		else if (tag instanceof IntArrayTag) {
-			biomes = ((IntArrayTag) tag).getValue(); 
-		}
+		biomes = levelData.getByteArray("Biomes");
 		
 		if (biomes == null || biomes.length == 0) {
-			biomes = new int[2048];
+			biomes = new byte[2048];
 		}
 	}