diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/instance/DynamicChunk.java b/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/instance/DynamicChunk.java
index dc89d31e3..75eb2db8a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/instance/DynamicChunk.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/instance/DynamicChunk.java
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ public class DynamicChunk extends Chunk {
         final Section section = getSectionAt(y);
         final int blockStateId = section.blockPalette()
                 .get(globalToSectionRelative(x), globalToSectionRelative(y), globalToSectionRelative(z));
-        return Objects.requireNonNullElse(Block.fromStateId((short) blockStateId), Block.AIR);
+        return Objects.requireNonNullElse(Block.fromStateId(blockStateId), Block.AIR);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/snapshot/SnapshotImpl.java b/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/snapshot/SnapshotImpl.java
index 02e753b8a..a934813fc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/snapshot/SnapshotImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/snapshot/SnapshotImpl.java
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public final class SnapshotImpl {
             final Section section = sections[globalToChunk(y) - minSection];
             final int blockStateId = section.blockPalette()
                     .get(globalToSectionRelative(x), globalToSectionRelative(y), globalToSectionRelative(z));
-            return Objects.requireNonNullElse(Block.fromStateId((short) blockStateId), Block.AIR);
+            return Objects.requireNonNullElse(Block.fromStateId(blockStateId), Block.AIR);
         }
 
         @Override