diff --git a/common/addons/biome-provider-pipeline/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/addons/biome/pipeline/BiomePipelineAddon.java b/common/addons/biome-provider-pipeline/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/addons/biome/pipeline/BiomePipelineAddon.java
index f18cca288..2e5adb6d7 100644
--- a/common/addons/biome-provider-pipeline/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/addons/biome/pipeline/BiomePipelineAddon.java
+++ b/common/addons/biome-provider-pipeline/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/addons/biome/pipeline/BiomePipelineAddon.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import com.dfsek.terra.addons.biome.pipeline.source.BiomeSource;
 import com.dfsek.terra.addons.manifest.api.AddonInitializer;
 import com.dfsek.terra.api.Platform;
 import com.dfsek.terra.api.addon.BaseAddon;
+import com.dfsek.terra.api.event.events.config.pack.ConfigPackPostLoadEvent;
 import com.dfsek.terra.api.event.events.config.pack.ConfigPackPreLoadEvent;
 import com.dfsek.terra.api.event.functional.FunctionalEventHandler;
 import com.dfsek.terra.api.inject.annotations.Inject;
@@ -76,10 +77,13 @@ public class BiomePipelineAddon implements AddonInitializer {
                     stageRegistry.register("BORDER", BorderMutatorTemplate::new);
                     stageRegistry.register("BORDER_LIST", BorderListMutatorTemplate::new);
                 })
-                .then(event -> {
-                    Registry<Biome> biomeRegistry = event.getPack().getOrCreateRegistry(Biome.class);
-                    event.getPack().applyLoader(BiomeDelegate.class, new BiomeDelegateLoader(biomeRegistry));
-                })
                 .failThrough();
+        platform.getEventManager()
+                .getHandler(FunctionalEventHandler.class)
+                .register(addon, ConfigPackPostLoadEvent.class)
+                .then(event -> {
+                    Registry<Biome> biomeRegistry = event.getPack().getRegistry(Biome.class);
+                    event.getPack().applyLoader(BiomeDelegate.class, new BiomeDelegateLoader(biomeRegistry));
+                });
     }
 }
diff --git a/common/addons/biome-provider-pipeline/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/addons/biome/pipeline/api/BiomeDelegate.java b/common/addons/biome-provider-pipeline/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/addons/biome/pipeline/api/BiomeDelegate.java
index ae3bb7bbd..3d454dc5b 100644
--- a/common/addons/biome-provider-pipeline/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/addons/biome/pipeline/api/BiomeDelegate.java
+++ b/common/addons/biome-provider-pipeline/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/addons/biome/pipeline/api/BiomeDelegate.java
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ public interface BiomeDelegate extends StringIdentifiable {
         return false;
     }
     
+    default boolean isSelf() {
+        return false;
+    }
+    
     static BiomeDelegate ephemeral(String id) {
         return new BiomeDelegate() {
             private final Set<String> tags = Collections.singleton(id);
@@ -59,4 +63,33 @@ public interface BiomeDelegate extends StringIdentifiable {
             }
         };
     }
+    
+    static BiomeDelegate self() {
+        return new BiomeDelegate() {
+            @Override
+            public Biome getBiome() {
+                throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Cannot get biome from self delegate");
+            }
+    
+            @Override
+            public boolean isSelf() {
+                return true;
+            }
+    
+            @Override
+            public boolean isEphemeral() {
+                return true;
+            }
+    
+            @Override
+            public Set<String> getTags() {
+                return Collections.emptySet();
+            }
+    
+            @Override
+            public String getID() {
+                return "SELF";
+            }
+        };
+    }
 }
diff --git a/common/addons/biome-provider-pipeline/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/addons/biome/pipeline/config/BiomeDelegateLoader.java b/common/addons/biome-provider-pipeline/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/addons/biome/pipeline/config/BiomeDelegateLoader.java
index 198a9c0b1..10ce3c52a 100644
--- a/common/addons/biome-provider-pipeline/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/addons/biome/pipeline/config/BiomeDelegateLoader.java
+++ b/common/addons/biome-provider-pipeline/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/addons/biome/pipeline/config/BiomeDelegateLoader.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ public class BiomeDelegateLoader implements TypeLoader<BiomeDelegate> {
     
     @Override
     public BiomeDelegate load(@NotNull AnnotatedType t, @NotNull Object c, @NotNull ConfigLoader loader) throws LoadException {
+        if(c == "SELF") return BiomeDelegate.self();
         return biomeRegistry
                 .get((String) c)
                 .map(BiomeDelegate::from)
diff --git a/common/addons/biome-provider-pipeline/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/addons/biome/pipeline/mutator/BorderListMutator.java b/common/addons/biome-provider-pipeline/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/addons/biome/pipeline/mutator/BorderListMutator.java
index fee57ce35..17ee552b2 100644
--- a/common/addons/biome-provider-pipeline/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/addons/biome/pipeline/mutator/BorderListMutator.java
+++ b/common/addons/biome-provider-pipeline/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/addons/biome/pipeline/mutator/BorderListMutator.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.function.Predicate;
 
 import com.dfsek.terra.addons.biome.pipeline.api.BiomeDelegate;
 import com.dfsek.terra.addons.biome.pipeline.api.stage.type.BiomeMutator;
@@ -42,14 +43,13 @@ public class BorderListMutator implements BiomeMutator {
                 for(int zi = -1; zi <= 1; zi++) {
                     if(xi == 0 && zi == 0) continue;
                     BiomeDelegate current = viewPoint.getBiome(xi, zi);
-                    if(current == null) continue;
                     if(current.getTags().contains(border)) {
                         if(replace.containsKey(origin)) {
                             BiomeDelegate biome = replace.get(origin).get(noiseSampler, x, z, seed);
-                            return biome == null ? origin : biome;
+                            return biome.isSelf() ? origin : biome;
                         }
                         BiomeDelegate biome = replaceDefault.get(noiseSampler, x, z, seed);
-                        return biome == null ? origin : biome;
+                        return biome.isSelf() ? origin : biome;
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public class BorderListMutator implements BiomeMutator {
     public Iterable<BiomeDelegate> getBiomes(Iterable<BiomeDelegate> biomes) {
         Set<BiomeDelegate> biomeSet = new HashSet<>();
         biomes.forEach(biomeSet::add);
-        biomeSet.addAll(replaceDefault.getContents().stream().filter(Objects::nonNull).toList());
+        biomeSet.addAll(replaceDefault.getContents().stream().filter(Predicate.not(BiomeDelegate::isSelf)).toList());
         replace.forEach((biome, collection) -> biomeSet.addAll(collection.getContents()));
         return biomeSet;
     }
diff --git a/common/addons/biome-provider-pipeline/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/addons/biome/pipeline/mutator/BorderMutator.java b/common/addons/biome-provider-pipeline/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/addons/biome/pipeline/mutator/BorderMutator.java
index 76c4fe7d8..760bb11f7 100644
--- a/common/addons/biome-provider-pipeline/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/addons/biome/pipeline/mutator/BorderMutator.java
+++ b/common/addons/biome-provider-pipeline/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/addons/biome/pipeline/mutator/BorderMutator.java
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ import com.dfsek.terra.api.noise.NoiseSampler;
 import com.dfsek.terra.api.util.collection.ProbabilityCollection;
 
 import java.util.HashSet;
-import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.function.Predicate;
 
 
 public class BorderMutator implements BiomeMutator {
@@ -38,10 +38,9 @@ public class BorderMutator implements BiomeMutator {
                 for(int zi = -1; zi <= 1; zi++) {
                     if(xi == 0 && zi == 0) continue;
                     BiomeDelegate current = viewPoint.getBiome(xi, zi);
-                    if(current == null) continue;
                     if(current.getTags().contains(border)) {
                         BiomeDelegate biome = replace.get(noiseSampler, x, z, seed);
-                        return biome == null ? origin : biome;
+                        return biome.isSelf() ? origin : biome;
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -53,7 +52,15 @@ public class BorderMutator implements BiomeMutator {
     public Iterable<BiomeDelegate> getBiomes(Iterable<BiomeDelegate> biomes) {
         Set<BiomeDelegate> biomeSet = new HashSet<>();
         biomes.forEach(biomeSet::add);
-        biomeSet.addAll(replace.getContents().stream().filter(Objects::nonNull).toList());
+        biomeSet.addAll(
+                        replace
+                                .getContents()
+                                .stream()
+                                .filter(
+                                        Predicate.not(BiomeDelegate::isSelf)
+                                       )
+                                .toList()
+                       );
         return biomeSet;
     }
 }
diff --git a/common/addons/biome-provider-pipeline/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/addons/biome/pipeline/mutator/ReplaceListMutator.java b/common/addons/biome-provider-pipeline/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/addons/biome/pipeline/mutator/ReplaceListMutator.java
index 97854fcd0..50a85550a 100644
--- a/common/addons/biome-provider-pipeline/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/addons/biome/pipeline/mutator/ReplaceListMutator.java
+++ b/common/addons/biome-provider-pipeline/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/addons/biome/pipeline/mutator/ReplaceListMutator.java
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ public class ReplaceListMutator implements BiomeMutator {
         BiomeDelegate center = viewPoint.getBiome(0, 0);
         if(replace.containsKey(center)) {
             BiomeDelegate biome = replace.get(center).get(sampler, x, z, seed);
-            return biome == null ? viewPoint.getBiome(0, 0) : biome;
+            return biome.isSelf() ? viewPoint.getBiome(0, 0) : biome;
         }
         if(viewPoint.getBiome(0, 0).getTags().contains(defaultTag)) {
             BiomeDelegate biome = replaceDefault.get(sampler, x, z, seed);
-            return biome == null ? viewPoint.getBiome(0, 0) : biome;
+            return biome.isSelf() ? viewPoint.getBiome(0, 0) : biome;
         }
         return center;
     }
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ public class ReplaceListMutator implements BiomeMutator {
             }
         });
         biomeSet.addAll(replaceDefault.getContents().stream().flatMap(terraBiome -> {
-            if(terraBiome == null) return reject.stream();
+            if(terraBiome.isSelf()) return reject.stream();
             return Stream.of(terraBiome);
         }).toList());
         replace.forEach((biome, collection) -> biomeSet.addAll(collection.getContents().stream().map(terraBiome -> {
-            if(terraBiome == null) return biome;
+            if(terraBiome.isSelf()) return biome;
             return terraBiome;
         }).toList()));
         return biomeSet;
diff --git a/common/addons/biome-provider-pipeline/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/addons/biome/pipeline/mutator/ReplaceMutator.java b/common/addons/biome-provider-pipeline/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/addons/biome/pipeline/mutator/ReplaceMutator.java
index b7a8d3e22..f612563c4 100644
--- a/common/addons/biome-provider-pipeline/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/addons/biome/pipeline/mutator/ReplaceMutator.java
+++ b/common/addons/biome-provider-pipeline/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/addons/biome/pipeline/mutator/ReplaceMutator.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public class ReplaceMutator implements BiomeMutator {
     public BiomeDelegate mutate(ViewPoint viewPoint, double x, double z, long seed) {
         if(viewPoint.getBiome(0, 0).getTags().contains(replaceableTag)) {
             BiomeDelegate biome = replace.get(sampler, x, z, seed);
-            return biome == null ? viewPoint.getBiome(0, 0) : biome;
+            return biome.isSelf() ? viewPoint.getBiome(0, 0) : biome;
         }
         return viewPoint.getBiome(0, 0);
     }
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class ReplaceMutator implements BiomeMutator {
             }
         });
         biomeSet.addAll(replace.getContents().stream().flatMap(terraBiome -> {
-            if(terraBiome == null) return reject.stream();
+            if(terraBiome.isSelf()) return reject.stream();
             return Stream.of(terraBiome);
         }).toList());
         return biomeSet;