diff --git a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/listeners/flags/protection/BlockInteractionListener.java b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/listeners/flags/protection/BlockInteractionListener.java
index 86f988a0e..f88f995e9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/listeners/flags/protection/BlockInteractionListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/listeners/flags/protection/BlockInteractionListener.java
@@ -264,12 +264,16 @@ public class BlockInteractionListener extends FlagListener {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Prevents blocks that are protected from being broken, which would bypass the protection
+     * When breaking blocks is allowed, this protects
+     * specific blocks from being broken, which would bypass the protection.
+     * For example, player enables break blocks, but chests are still protected
+     * Fires after the BreakBlocks check.
      *
      * @param e - event
      */
-    @EventHandler(priority = EventPriority.LOW, ignoreCancelled = true)
+    @EventHandler(priority = EventPriority.NORMAL, ignoreCancelled = true)
     public void onBlockBreak(final BlockBreakEvent e) {
+        setUser(User.getInstance(e.getPlayer()));
         checkClickedBlock(e, e.getBlock().getLocation(), e.getBlock().getType());
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/listeners/flags/protection/BreakBlocksListener.java b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/listeners/flags/protection/BreakBlocksListener.java
index 30e6b11a0..3872e3f48 100644
--- a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/listeners/flags/protection/BreakBlocksListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/listeners/flags/protection/BreakBlocksListener.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public class BreakBlocksListener extends FlagListener {
      */
     @EventHandler(priority = EventPriority.LOW, ignoreCancelled = true)
     public void onBlockBreak(final BlockBreakEvent e) {
-        checkIsland(e, e.getBlock().getLocation(), Flags.BREAK_BLOCKS);
+        setUser(User.getInstance(e.getPlayer())).checkIsland(e, e.getBlock().getLocation(), Flags.BREAK_BLOCKS);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class BreakBlocksListener extends FlagListener {
         case CAKE:
         case DRAGON_EGG:
         case SPAWNER:
-            checkIsland(e, e.getClickedBlock().getLocation(), Flags.BREAK_BLOCKS);
+            setUser(User.getInstance(e.getPlayer())).checkIsland(e, e.getClickedBlock().getLocation(), Flags.BREAK_BLOCKS);
             break;
         default:
             break;