diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/instance/IChunkLoader.java b/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/instance/IChunkLoader.java
index 2ec558b10..d147a4401 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/instance/IChunkLoader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/instance/IChunkLoader.java
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ package net.minestom.server.instance;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
 public interface IChunkLoader {
-    void loadOrCreateChunk(Instance instance, int chunkX, int chunkZ, Consumer<Chunk> callback);
+    boolean loadChunk(Instance instance, int chunkX, int chunkZ, Consumer<Chunk> callback);
     void saveChunk(Chunk chunk, Runnable callback);
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/instance/InstanceContainer.java b/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/instance/InstanceContainer.java
index b4e2d9cae..42dc45d2b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/instance/InstanceContainer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/instance/InstanceContainer.java
@@ -391,11 +391,16 @@ public class InstanceContainer extends Instance {
 
     @Override
     protected void retrieveChunk(int chunkX, int chunkZ, Consumer<Chunk> callback) {
-        chunkLoader.loadOrCreateChunk(this, chunkX, chunkZ, chunk -> {
+        boolean loaded = chunkLoader.loadChunk(this, chunkX, chunkZ, chunk -> {
             cacheChunk(chunk);
             if (callback != null)
                 callback.accept(chunk);
         });
+
+        if(!loaded) {
+            // Not found, create a new chunk
+            createChunk(chunkX, chunkZ, callback);
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/instance/MinestomBasicChunkLoader.java b/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/instance/MinestomBasicChunkLoader.java
index 18a7f4de9..38de6df0d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/instance/MinestomBasicChunkLoader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/instance/MinestomBasicChunkLoader.java
@@ -39,15 +39,15 @@ public class MinestomBasicChunkLoader implements IChunkLoader {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void loadOrCreateChunk(Instance instance, int chunkX, int chunkZ, Consumer<Chunk> callback) {
+    public boolean loadChunk(Instance instance, int chunkX, int chunkZ, Consumer<Chunk> callback) {
         byte[] bytes = storageFolder == null ? null : storageFolder.get(getChunkKey(chunkX, chunkZ));
 
         if (bytes == null) {
-            // Not found, create a new chunk
-            instance.createChunk(chunkX, chunkZ, callback);
+            return false;
         } else {
             // Found, load from result bytes
             ChunkReader.readChunk(bytes, instance, chunkX, chunkZ, callback);
+            return true;
         }
     }