diff --git a/adapters/bukkit/nms/v26_2_R1/src/main/java/art/arcane/iris/core/nms/v26_2_R1/NMSBinding.java b/adapters/bukkit/nms/v26_2_R1/src/main/java/art/arcane/iris/core/nms/v26_2_R1/NMSBinding.java
index 042d2083c..0ba89cb76 100644
--- a/adapters/bukkit/nms/v26_2_R1/src/main/java/art/arcane/iris/core/nms/v26_2_R1/NMSBinding.java
+++ b/adapters/bukkit/nms/v26_2_R1/src/main/java/art/arcane/iris/core/nms/v26_2_R1/NMSBinding.java
@@ -750,7 +750,11 @@ public class NMSBinding implements INMSBinding {
                     chunk.setNoiseBiome(x, y, z, getCustomBiomeRegistry().get(b.getBiomeId()).get());
                     c.getAndIncrement();
                 } else {
-                    chunk.setNoiseBiome(x, y, z, (Holder<net.minecraft.world.level.biome.Biome>) getBiomeBase(e.getWorld(), b.getBiome()));
+                    chunk.setNoiseBiome(x, y, z, getCustomBiomeRegistry()
+                            .get(net.minecraft.resources.Identifier.parse(b.getBiomeKey()))
+                            .orElseGet(() -> getCustomBiomeRegistry()
+                                    .get(net.minecraft.resources.Identifier.parse("minecraft:plains"))
+                                    .orElseThrow()));
                     r.getAndIncrement();
                 }
             }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/art/arcane/iris/engine/mode/ModeOverworld.java b/core/src/main/java/art/arcane/iris/engine/mode/ModeOverworld.java
index af2a90748..cf07c0504 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/art/arcane/iris/engine/mode/ModeOverworld.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/art/arcane/iris/engine/mode/ModeOverworld.java
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ public class ModeOverworld extends IrisEngineMode implements EngineMode {
         };
 
         registerStage(burst(
+                sBiome,
                 sGenMatter,
                 sTerrain
         ));