diff --git a/patches/server/Optimise-general-POI-access.patch b/patches/server/Optimise-general-POI-access.patch
index be564a4c12..2585c7b9bf 100644
--- a/patches/server/Optimise-general-POI-access.patch
+++ b/patches/server/Optimise-general-POI-access.patch
@@ -968,7 +968,8 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..00000000000000000000000000000000
 +            },
 +            (BlockPos pos) -> {
 +                net.minecraft.world.level.chunk.ChunkAccess lowest = this.level.getChunk(pos.getX() >> 4, pos.getZ() >> 4, net.minecraft.world.level.chunk.ChunkStatus.EMPTY);
-+                if (!lowest.getStatus().isOrAfter(net.minecraft.world.level.chunk.ChunkStatus.FULL)) {
++                if (!lowest.getStatus().isOrAfter(net.minecraft.world.level.chunk.ChunkStatus.FULL)
++                    && (lowest.getBelowZeroRetrogen() == null || !lowest.getBelowZeroRetrogen().targetStatus().isOrAfter(net.minecraft.world.level.chunk.ChunkStatus.HEIGHTMAPS))) {
 +                    // why would we generate the chunk?
 +                    return false;
 +                }