diff --git a/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/builders/LodBufferBuilder.java b/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/builders/LodBufferBuilder.java
index 6124b9796..ba51e4bcd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/builders/LodBufferBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/builders/LodBufferBuilder.java
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ public class LodBufferBuilder
 		int startZ = (-LodChunk.WIDTH * (numbChunksWide / 2)) + playerZChunkOffset;
 		
 		
-		
 		Thread t = new Thread(()->
 		{
 			// index of the chunk currently being added to the
@@ -123,12 +122,12 @@ public class LodBufferBuilder
 				// z axis
 				for (int j = 0; j < numbChunksWide; j++)
 				{
-					// skip the middle
-					// (As the player moves some chunks will overlap or be missing,
-					// this is just how chunk loading/unloading works. This can hopefully
-					// be hidden with careful use of fog)
-					int middle = (numbChunksWide / 2);
-					if (isCoordInCenterArea(i, j, middle))
+					int chunkX = i + (startX / LodChunk.WIDTH);
+					int chunkZ = j + (startZ / LodChunk.WIDTH);
+					
+					// skip any chunks that Minecraft is going to render
+					if(isCoordInCenterArea(i, j, (numbChunksWide / 2)) 
+						&& renderer.vanillaRenderedChunks.contains(new ChunkPos(chunkX, chunkZ)))
 					{
 						continue;
 					}
@@ -140,9 +139,6 @@ public class LodBufferBuilder
 					double yOffset = 0;
 					double zOffset = (LodChunk.WIDTH * j) + startZ;
 					
-					int chunkX = i + (startX / LodChunk.WIDTH);
-					int chunkZ = j + (startZ / LodChunk.WIDTH);
-					
 					LodChunk lod = lodDim.getLodFromCoordinates(chunkX, chunkZ);
 					
 					if (lod == null || lod.isLodEmpty())
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/render/LodRender.java b/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/render/LodRender.java
index 57084932f..da6c879c0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/render/LodRender.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/render/LodRender.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package com.seibel.lod.render;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.nio.ByteOrder;
 import java.nio.FloatBuffer;
+import java.util.HashSet;
 
 import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL11;
 
@@ -25,11 +26,14 @@ import net.minecraft.client.renderer.ActiveRenderInfo;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.BufferBuilder;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.FogRenderer;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.GameRenderer;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.WorldRenderer;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.vertex.DefaultVertexFormats;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.vertex.VertexBuffer;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.vertex.VertexFormat;
 import net.minecraft.potion.Effects;
 import net.minecraft.profiler.IProfiler;
+import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
+import net.minecraft.util.math.ChunkPos;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.MathHelper;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.vector.Matrix4f;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.vector.Vector3d;
@@ -87,7 +91,9 @@ public class LodRender
 	 * provided they aren't already being regenerated. */
 	private boolean regen = false;
 	
-	
+	/** This HashSet contains every chunk that Vanilla Minecraft
+	 *  is going to render */
+	public HashSet<ChunkPos> vanillaRenderedChunks = new HashSet<>();
 	
 	
 	
@@ -168,8 +174,19 @@ public class LodRender
 		int totalLength = (int) farPlaneDistance * LodConfig.CLIENT.lodChunkRadiusMultiplier.get() * 2;
 		int numbChunksWide = (totalLength / LodChunk.WIDTH);
 		
+		// see if the chunks Minecraft is going to render are the
+		// same as last time
+		// (This is done so we only render LODs )
+		HashSet<ChunkPos> newRenderedChunks = getRenderedChunks(); 
+		if (!vanillaRenderedChunks.containsAll(newRenderedChunks))
+		{
+			regen = true;
+			vanillaRenderedChunks = newRenderedChunks;
+		}
 		
 		
+				
+		
 		
 		//=================//
 		// create the LODs //
@@ -636,4 +653,37 @@ public class LodRender
 	
 	
 	
+	/**
+	 * This method returns the ChunkPos of all chunks that Minecraft
+	 * is going to render this frame. <br><br>
+	 * 
+	 * Note: This isn't perfect. It will return some chunks that are outside
+	 * 		 the clipping plane. (For example, if you are high above the ground some chunks
+	 * 		 will be incorrectly added, even though they are outside render range).
+	 */
+	public static HashSet<ChunkPos> getRenderedChunks()
+	{
+		HashSet<ChunkPos> loadedPos = new HashSet<>();
+		
+		Minecraft mc = Minecraft.getInstance();
+		
+		// Wow those are some long names!
+		
+		// go through every RenderInfo to get the compiled chunks
+		for(WorldRenderer.LocalRenderInformationContainer 
+				worldrenderer$localrenderinformationcontainer : mc.worldRenderer.renderInfos)
+		{
+			if (!worldrenderer$localrenderinformationcontainer.renderChunk.getCompiledChunk().isEmpty())
+			{
+				// add the ChunkPos for every empty compiled chunk
+				BlockPos bpos = worldrenderer$localrenderinformationcontainer.renderChunk.getPosition();
+				
+				loadedPos.add(new ChunkPos(bpos.getX() / 16, bpos.getZ() / 16));
+			}
+		}
+		
+		return loadedPos;
+	}
+	
+	
 }
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diff --git a/src/main/resources/META-INF/accesstransformer.cfg b/src/main/resources/META-INF/accesstransformer.cfg
index 3aa800305..29413c7ff 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/META-INF/accesstransformer.cfg
+++ b/src/main/resources/META-INF/accesstransformer.cfg
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ public net.minecraft.world.storage.DimensionSavedDataManager field_215759_d # fo
 # used when generating LodChunks
 public net.minecraft.block.AbstractBlock$AbstractBlockState field_235704_h_ # materialColor
 
+# used when determining which chunks Vanilla Minecraft is going to render
+public net.minecraft.client.renderer.WorldRenderer$LocalRenderInformationContainer
+public net.minecraft.client.renderer.WorldRenderer field_72755_R # renderInfos
+public net.minecraft.client.renderer.WorldRenderer$LocalRenderInformationContainer field_178036_a # renderChunk
 
 
 #=====================#