diff --git a/source/cChunkMap.cpp b/source/cChunkMap.cpp
index 52e124107..eb9d71c60 100644
--- a/source/cChunkMap.cpp
+++ b/source/cChunkMap.cpp
@@ -329,7 +329,13 @@ bool cChunkMap::GetChunkBlocks(int a_ChunkX, int a_ChunkY, int a_ChunkZ, char *
 bool cChunkMap::IsChunkValid(int a_ChunkX, int a_ChunkY, int a_ChunkZ)
 {
 	cCSLock Lock(m_CSLayers);
-	cChunkPtr Chunk = GetChunkNoGen(a_ChunkX, a_ChunkY, a_ChunkZ);
+	cChunkLayer * Layer = GetLayerForChunk( a_ChunkX, a_ChunkZ );
+	if (Layer == NULL)
+	{
+		// An error must have occurred, since layers are automatically created if they don't exist
+		return false;
+	}
+	cChunkPtr Chunk = Layer->GetChunk(a_ChunkX, a_ChunkY, a_ChunkZ);
 	return (Chunk != NULL) && Chunk->IsValid();
 }