diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandessentials.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandessentials.java
index 6b248f6d5..ca746c5a8 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandessentials.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandessentials.java
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public class Commandessentials extends EssentialsCommand
 				if (loc.getBlock().getTypeId() == 0)
 				{
 					noteBlocks.put(player, loc.getBlock());
-					player.sendBlockChange(loc, Material.NOTE_BLOCK, (byte)0);
+					loc.getBlock().setType(Material.NOTE_BLOCK);
 				}
 			}
 			taskid = ess.scheduleSyncRepeatingTask(new Runnable()