diff --git a/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/engine/data/mca/NBTWorld.java b/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/engine/data/mca/NBTWorld.java
index 7b1206844..24a2a2cc1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/engine/data/mca/NBTWorld.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/engine/data/mca/NBTWorld.java
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ public class NBTWorld {
         return s;
     }
 
-    public Chunk getChunk(int x, int z) {
+    public synchronized Chunk getChunk(int x, int z) {
         MCAFile mca = getMCA(x >> 5, z >> 5);
         Chunk c = mca.getChunk(x & 31, z & 31);
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/engine/framework/EngineCompositeGenerator.java b/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/engine/framework/EngineCompositeGenerator.java
index ede74de05..2986bfbd3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/engine/framework/EngineCompositeGenerator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/engine/framework/EngineCompositeGenerator.java
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ public class EngineCompositeGenerator extends ChunkGenerator implements IrisAcce
     }
 
     @Override
-    public synchronized void directWriteChunk(IrisWorld w, int x, int z, NBTWorld writer) {
+    public void directWriteChunk(IrisWorld w, int x, int z, NBTWorld writer) {
         try
         {int ox = x << 4;
             int oz = z << 4;