diff --git a/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/builders/lodBuilding/LodBuilder.java b/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/builders/lodBuilding/LodBuilder.java
index 2879d42b6..805fd1015 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/builders/lodBuilding/LodBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/builders/lodBuilding/LodBuilder.java
@@ -63,9 +63,11 @@ public class LodBuilder
 	private static final IVersionConstants VERSION_CONSTANTS = SingletonHandler.get(IVersionConstants.class);
 	
 	/** If no blocks are found in the area in determineBottomPointForArea return this */
-	public static final short DEFAULT_DEPTH = (short) VERSION_CONSTANTS.getMinimumWorldHeight();
+	public static final short DEFAULT_DEPTH = 0;//(short) VERSION_CONSTANTS.getMinimumWorldHeight();
 	/** If no blocks are found in the area in determineHeightPointForArea return this */
-	public static final short DEFAULT_HEIGHT = (short) VERSION_CONSTANTS.getMinimumWorldHeight();
+	public static final short DEFAULT_HEIGHT = 0;//(short) VERSION_CONSTANTS.getMinimumWorldHeight();
+	
+	public static final short MIN_WORLD_HEIGHT = (short)VERSION_CONSTANTS.getMinimumWorldHeight();
 	/** Minecraft's max light value */
 	public static final short DEFAULT_MAX_LIGHT = 15;
 	
@@ -271,13 +273,13 @@ public class LodBuilder
 					yAbs = depth;
 					light = getLightValue(chunk, xAbs,yAbs,zAbs, true, hasSkyLight, true);
 					//TODO don't ask me why, but apparently it works
-					color = generateLodColor(chunk, config, xAbs, yAbs - DEFAULT_DEPTH, zAbs);
+					color = generateLodColor(chunk, config, xAbs, yAbs - MIN_WORLD_HEIGHT, zAbs);
 				}
 				else
 				{
 					light = getLightValue(chunk, xAbs, yAbs, zAbs, hasCeiling, hasSkyLight, topBlock);
 					//TODO don't ask me why, but apparently it works
-					color = generateLodColor(chunk, config, xAbs, yAbs - DEFAULT_DEPTH, zAbs);
+					color = generateLodColor(chunk, config, xAbs, yAbs - MIN_WORLD_HEIGHT, zAbs);
 				}
 				lightBlock = light & 0b1111;
 				lightSky = (light >> 4) & 0b1111;