diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/example/MappedFaweQueue.java b/core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/example/MappedFaweQueue.java
index e90381a9..e2f247ac 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/example/MappedFaweQueue.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/example/MappedFaweQueue.java
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ public abstract class MappedFaweQueue<WORLD, CHUNK, CHUNKSECTIONS, SECTION> exte
         } else if (lastChunk == null) {
             return 0;
         }
-        return getBiome(lastChunk, x, z);
+        return getBiome(lastChunk, x, z) & 0xFF;
     }
 
     @Override