diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/dataObjects/fullData/FullDataPointIdMap.java b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/dataObjects/fullData/FullDataPointIdMap.java
index ced5f7e5d..b276882b0 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/dataObjects/fullData/FullDataPointIdMap.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/dataObjects/fullData/FullDataPointIdMap.java
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ public class FullDataPointIdMap
 	// getters //
 	//=========//
 	
-	private Entry getEntry(int id)
+	/** @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the given ID isn't in the {@link FullDataPointIdMap#entryList} */
+	private Entry getEntry(int id) throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
 	{
 		try
 		{
@@ -92,8 +93,7 @@ public class FullDataPointIdMap
 			}
 			catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException e)
 			{
-				LOGGER.error("FullData ID Map out of sync for pos: " + this.pos + ". ID: [" + id + "] greater than the number of known ID's: [" + this.entryList.size() + "].");
-				throw e;
+				throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("FullData ID Map out of sync for pos: "+this.pos+". ID: ["+id+"] greater than the number of known ID's: ["+this.entryList.size()+"].");
 			}
 			
 			return entry;
@@ -104,8 +104,16 @@ public class FullDataPointIdMap
 		}
 	}
 	
-	public IBiomeWrapper getBiomeWrapper(int id) { return this.getEntry(id).biome; }
-	public IBlockStateWrapper getBlockStateWrapper(int id) { return this.getEntry(id).blockState; }
+	/** @see FullDataPointIdMap#getEntry(int) */
+	public IBiomeWrapper getBiomeWrapper(int id) throws IndexOutOfBoundsException { return this.getEntry(id).biome; }
+	/** @see FullDataPointIdMap#getEntry(int) */
+	public IBlockStateWrapper getBlockStateWrapper(int id) throws IndexOutOfBoundsException { return this.getEntry(id).blockState; }
+	
+	
+	/** @return -1 if the list is empty */
+	public int getMaxValidId() { return this.entryList.size() - 1; }
+	
+	public DhSectionPos getPos() { return this.pos; }
 	
 	
 	
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/dataObjects/fullData/accessor/SingleColumnFullDataAccessor.java b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/dataObjects/fullData/accessor/SingleColumnFullDataAccessor.java
index 236959cdb..c26c4f23e 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/dataObjects/fullData/accessor/SingleColumnFullDataAccessor.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/dataObjects/fullData/accessor/SingleColumnFullDataAccessor.java
@@ -143,7 +143,8 @@ public class SingleColumnFullDataAccessor implements IFullDataAccessor
 		{
 			int[] remappedEntryIds = target.mapping.mergeAndReturnRemappedEntityIds(this.mapping);
 			long[] sourceData = this.dataArrays[this.dataArrayIndex];
-			if (sourceData != null)
+			// FIXME sourceData.length != 0 may not be a good solution and may end up breaking issues down the line, but fixes exceptions being fired here
+			if (sourceData != null && sourceData.length != 0)
 			{
 				long[] newData = new long[sourceData.length];
 				for (int i = 0; i < newData.length; i++)
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/dataObjects/transformers/FullDataToRenderDataTransformer.java b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/dataObjects/transformers/FullDataToRenderDataTransformer.java
index 7d5f28923..f3d34615a 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/dataObjects/transformers/FullDataToRenderDataTransformer.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/dataObjects/transformers/FullDataToRenderDataTransformer.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ package com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dataObjects.transformers;
 
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.config.EBlocksToAvoid;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.Config;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.listeners.ConfigChangeListener;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dataObjects.fullData.FullDataPointIdMap;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dataObjects.fullData.accessor.ChunkSizedFullDataAccessor;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dataObjects.fullData.accessor.SingleColumnFullDataAccessor;
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dataObjects.fullData.sources.CompleteFull
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dataObjects.fullData.sources.interfaces.IFullDataSource;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dataObjects.fullData.sources.interfaces.IIncompleteFullDataSource;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dataObjects.render.ColumnRenderSource;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dataObjects.render.bufferBuilding.ColumnRenderBufferBuilder;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dataObjects.render.columnViews.ColumnArrayView;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dependencyInjection.SingletonInjector;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.level.IDhClientLevel;
@@ -39,7 +37,6 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.pos.DhSectionPos;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.FullDataPointUtil;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.LodUtil;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.RenderDataPointUtil;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.ThreadUtil;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.IWrapperFactory;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.block.IBlockStateWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.minecraft.IMinecraftClientWrapper;
@@ -47,8 +44,6 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.world.IBiomeWrapper;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 
 import java.util.HashSet;
-import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
-import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
 
 /**
  * Handles converting {@link ChunkSizedFullDataAccessor}, {@link IIncompleteFullDataSource},
@@ -230,6 +225,8 @@ public class FullDataToRenderDataTransformer
 		}
 	}
 	
+	private static HashSet<DhSectionPos> brokenPos = new HashSet<>();
+	
 	
 	// TODO what does this mean?
 	private static void iterateAndConvert(IDhClientLevel level, int blockX, int blockZ, int genMode, ColumnArrayView column, SingleColumnFullDataAccessor data)
@@ -252,8 +249,28 @@ public class FullDataToRenderDataTransformer
 			int blockHeight = FullDataPointUtil.getHeight(fullData);
 			int id = FullDataPointUtil.getId(fullData);
 			int light = FullDataPointUtil.getLight(fullData);
-			IBiomeWrapper biome = fullDataMapping.getBiomeWrapper(id);
-			IBlockStateWrapper block = fullDataMapping.getBlockStateWrapper(id);
+			
+			IBiomeWrapper biome;
+			IBlockStateWrapper block;
+			try
+			{
+				biome = fullDataMapping.getBiomeWrapper(id);
+				block = fullDataMapping.getBlockStateWrapper(id);
+			}
+			catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException e)
+			{
+				// FIXME sometimes the data map has a length of 0
+				if (!brokenPos.contains(fullDataMapping.getPos()))
+				{
+					brokenPos.add(fullDataMapping.getPos());
+					String dimName = level.getLevelWrapper().getDimensionType().getDimensionName();
+					LOGGER.warn("Unable to get data point with id ["+id+"] (Max possible ID: ["+fullDataMapping.getMaxValidId()+"]) for pos ["+fullDataMapping.getPos()+"] in dimension ["+dimName+"]. Error: ["+e.getMessage()+"]. Further errors for this position won't be logged.");
+				}
+				
+				// skip rendering broken data
+				continue;
+			}
+			
 			
 			if (blockStatesToIgnore.contains(block))
 			{