diff --git a/engine/src/main/java/org/terasology/world/internal/AbstractWorldProviderDecorator.java b/engine/src/main/java/org/terasology/world/internal/AbstractWorldProviderDecorator.java
index e7d24ab0de8..8b5f9602e0a 100644
--- a/engine/src/main/java/org/terasology/world/internal/AbstractWorldProviderDecorator.java
+++ b/engine/src/main/java/org/terasology/world/internal/AbstractWorldProviderDecorator.java
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ public int setExtraData(int index, Vector3i pos, int value) {
 
     @Override
     public int setExtraData(int index, Vector3ic pos, int value) {
-        return 0;
+        return base.setExtraData(index, pos, value);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/engine/src/main/java/org/terasology/world/internal/EntityAwareWorldProvider.java b/engine/src/main/java/org/terasology/world/internal/EntityAwareWorldProvider.java
index 9c500df824b..7b0e594e7ef 100644
--- a/engine/src/main/java/org/terasology/world/internal/EntityAwareWorldProvider.java
+++ b/engine/src/main/java/org/terasology/world/internal/EntityAwareWorldProvider.java
@@ -116,11 +116,16 @@ public void shutdown() {
 
     @Override
     public Block setBlock(Vector3i pos, Block type) {
+       return this.setBlock(JomlUtil.from(pos),type);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Block setBlock(Vector3ic pos, Block type) {
         if (GameThread.isCurrentThread()) {
             EntityRef blockEntity = getBlockEntityAt(pos);
             Block oldType = super.setBlock(pos, type);
             if (oldType != null) {
-                updateBlockEntity(blockEntity, JomlUtil.from(pos), oldType, type, false, Collections.<Class<? extends Component>>emptySet());
+                updateBlockEntity(blockEntity, pos, oldType, type, false, Collections.<Class<? extends Component>>emptySet());
             }
             return oldType;
         }