diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/level/AbstractDhServerLevel.java b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/level/AbstractDhServerLevel.java
index a7d4d0d5f..eab5b3e5b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/level/AbstractDhServerLevel.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/level/AbstractDhServerLevel.java
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractDhServerLevel extends AbstractDhLevel implements I
 				}
 				
 				Vec3d playerPosition = serverPlayerState.getServerPlayer().getPosition();
-				int distanceFromPlayer = DhSectionPos.getManhattanBlockDistance(data.getPos(), new DhBlockPos2D((int) playerPosition.x, (int) playerPosition.z)) / 16;
+				int distanceFromPlayer = DhSectionPos.getChebyshevBlockDistance(data.getPos(), new DhBlockPos2D((int) playerPosition.x, (int) playerPosition.z)) / 16;
 				if (distanceFromPlayer >= serverPlayerState.getServerPlayer().getViewDistance()
 						&& distanceFromPlayer <= serverPlayerState.sessionConfig.getRenderDistanceRadius())
 				{
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/pos/DhSectionPos.java b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/pos/DhSectionPos.java
index a3d61a122..d02071b4b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/pos/DhSectionPos.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/pos/DhSectionPos.java
@@ -261,6 +261,14 @@ public class DhSectionPos
 				+ Math.abs(getCenterBlockPosZ(pos) - blockPos.z);
 	}
 	
+	public static int getChebyshevBlockDistance(long pos, DhBlockPos2D blockPos)
+	{
+		return Math.max(
+				Math.abs(getCenterBlockPosX(pos) - blockPos.x),
+				Math.abs(getCenterBlockPosZ(pos) - blockPos.z)
+		);
+	}
+	
 	
 	
 	//==================//