diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/instance/AnvilLoader.java b/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/instance/AnvilLoader.java
index 90262a9ce..18c339c34 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/instance/AnvilLoader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/instance/AnvilLoader.java
@@ -125,16 +125,8 @@ public class AnvilLoader implements IChunkLoader {
                     for (int y = 0; y < Chunk.CHUNK_SECTION_SIZE; y++) {
                         try {
                             final BlockState blockState = section.get(x, y, z);
-                            Block block = Block.fromNamespaceId(blockState.getName());
-                            if (block == null) {
-                                // Invalid block
-                                continue;
-                            }
-                            final var properties = blockState.getProperties();
-                            if (!properties.isEmpty()) {
-                                block = block.withProperties(properties);
-                            }
-                            chunk.setBlock(x, y + yOffset, z, block);
+                            chunk.setBlock(x, y + yOffset, z,
+                                    Block.fromNamespaceId(blockState.getName()).withProperties(blockState.getProperties()));
                         } catch (Exception e) {
                             EXCEPTION_MANAGER.handleException(e);
                         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/instance/block/BlockImpl.java b/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/instance/block/BlockImpl.java
index a8344fb56..966a50428 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/instance/block/BlockImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/instance/block/BlockImpl.java
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ final class BlockImpl implements Block {
 
     @Override
     public @NotNull Block withProperties(@NotNull Map<@NotNull String, @NotNull String> properties) {
+        if (properties.isEmpty()) {
+            return this;
+        }
         Block block;
         if (this.properties.size() == properties.size()) {
             // Map should be complete