diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/objects/data/DhApiChunk.java b/api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/objects/data/DhApiChunk.java
index fd8a064c9..a6401da28 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/objects/data/DhApiChunk.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/objects/data/DhApiChunk.java
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public class DhApiChunk
 		throwIfRelativePosOutOfBounds(relX, relZ);
 		
 		// ignore empty inputs
-		if (dataPoints == null)
+		if (dataPoints == null || dataPoints.size() == 0)
 		{
 			return;
 		}