diff --git a/bukkit/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/bukkit/v1_10/BukkitQueue_1_10.java b/bukkit/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/bukkit/v1_10/BukkitQueue_1_10.java
index 859ec062..3a408e8a 100644
--- a/bukkit/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/bukkit/v1_10/BukkitQueue_1_10.java
+++ b/bukkit/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/bukkit/v1_10/BukkitQueue_1_10.java
@@ -92,9 +92,10 @@ public class BukkitQueue_1_10 extends BukkitQueue_0<Chunk, ChunkSection[], Chunk
         if (craftChunk != null) {
             int[] otherMap = craftChunk.getHandle().heightMap;
             for (int i = 0; i < heightMap.length; i++) {
-                int value = heightMap[i] & 0xFF;
-                if (value > value) {
-                    otherMap[i] = value;
+                int newHeight = heightMap[i] & 0xFF;
+                int currentHeight = otherMap[i];
+                if (newHeight > currentHeight) {
+                    otherMap[i] = newHeight;
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/bukkit/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/bukkit/v1_11/BukkitQueue_1_11.java b/bukkit/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/bukkit/v1_11/BukkitQueue_1_11.java
index 3c0d3d08..8e11d257 100644
--- a/bukkit/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/bukkit/v1_11/BukkitQueue_1_11.java
+++ b/bukkit/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/bukkit/v1_11/BukkitQueue_1_11.java
@@ -92,9 +92,10 @@ public class BukkitQueue_1_11 extends BukkitQueue_0<Chunk, ChunkSection[], Chunk
         if (craftChunk != null) {
             int[] otherMap = craftChunk.getHandle().heightMap;
             for (int i = 0; i < heightMap.length; i++) {
-                int value = heightMap[i] & 0xFF;
-                if (value > value) {
-                    otherMap[i] = value;
+                int newHeight = heightMap[i] & 0xFF;
+                int currentHeight = otherMap[i];
+                if (newHeight > currentHeight) {
+                    otherMap[i] = newHeight;
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/bukkit/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/bukkit/v1_7/BukkitQueue17.java b/bukkit/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/bukkit/v1_7/BukkitQueue17.java
index 27ee4a55..eb136fac 100644
--- a/bukkit/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/bukkit/v1_7/BukkitQueue17.java
+++ b/bukkit/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/bukkit/v1_7/BukkitQueue17.java
@@ -72,9 +72,10 @@ public class BukkitQueue17 extends BukkitQueue_0<Chunk, ChunkSection[], ChunkSec
         if (craftChunk != null) {
             int[] otherMap = craftChunk.getHandle().heightMap;
             for (int i = 0; i < heightMap.length; i++) {
-                int value = heightMap[i] & 0xFF;
-                if (value > value) {
-                    otherMap[i] = value;
+                int newHeight = heightMap[i] & 0xFF;
+                int currentHeight = otherMap[i];
+                if (newHeight > currentHeight) {
+                    otherMap[i] = newHeight;
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/bukkit/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/bukkit/v1_8/BukkitQueue18R3.java b/bukkit/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/bukkit/v1_8/BukkitQueue18R3.java
index 093b4603..cf2ae6fb 100644
--- a/bukkit/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/bukkit/v1_8/BukkitQueue18R3.java
+++ b/bukkit/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/bukkit/v1_8/BukkitQueue18R3.java
@@ -75,9 +75,10 @@ public class BukkitQueue18R3 extends BukkitQueue_0<Chunk, ChunkSection[], ChunkS
         if (craftChunk != null) {
             int[] otherMap = craftChunk.getHandle().heightMap;
             for (int i = 0; i < heightMap.length; i++) {
-                int value = heightMap[i] & 0xFF;
-                if (value > value) {
-                    otherMap[i] = value;
+                int newHeight = heightMap[i] & 0xFF;
+                int currentHeight = otherMap[i];
+                if (newHeight > currentHeight) {
+                    otherMap[i] = newHeight;
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/bukkit/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/bukkit/v1_9/BukkitQueue_1_9_R1.java b/bukkit/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/bukkit/v1_9/BukkitQueue_1_9_R1.java
index 6f6a076d..f1ae6600 100644
--- a/bukkit/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/bukkit/v1_9/BukkitQueue_1_9_R1.java
+++ b/bukkit/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/bukkit/v1_9/BukkitQueue_1_9_R1.java
@@ -108,9 +108,10 @@ public class BukkitQueue_1_9_R1 extends BukkitQueue_0<Chunk, ChunkSection[], Chu
         if (craftChunk != null) {
             int[] otherMap = craftChunk.getHandle().heightMap;
             for (int i = 0; i < heightMap.length; i++) {
-                int value = heightMap[i] & 0xFF;
-                if (value > value) {
-                    otherMap[i] = value;
+                int newHeight = heightMap[i] & 0xFF;
+                int currentHeight = otherMap[i];
+                if (newHeight > currentHeight) {
+                    otherMap[i] = newHeight;
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/FaweVersion.java b/core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/FaweVersion.java
index cf16e8f7..40292bdd 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/FaweVersion.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/FaweVersion.java
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ public class FaweVersion {
     public boolean isNewer(FaweVersion other) {
         return other.build < this.build && (this.major > other.major || (this.major == other.major && this.minor > other.minor) || (this.major == other.major && this.minor == other.minor && this.patch > other.patch));
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/jnbt/anvil/MCAQueue.java b/core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/jnbt/anvil/MCAQueue.java
index bde26619..aa6c7464 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/jnbt/anvil/MCAQueue.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/jnbt/anvil/MCAQueue.java
@@ -168,9 +168,10 @@ public class MCAQueue extends NMSMappedFaweQueue<FaweQueue, FaweChunk, FaweChunk
         if (mca != null) {
             int[] otherMap = mca.getHeightMapArray();
             for (int i = 0; i < heightMap.length; i++) {
-                int value = heightMap[i] & 0xFF;
-                if (value > value) {
-                    otherMap[i] = value;
+                int newHeight = heightMap[i] & 0xFF;
+                int currentHeight = otherMap[i];
+                if (newHeight > currentHeight) {
+                    otherMap[i] = newHeight;
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/forge110/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/forge/v0/ForgeQueue_All.java b/forge110/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/forge/v0/ForgeQueue_All.java
index 590fd9c4..cfadffd6 100644
--- a/forge110/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/forge/v0/ForgeQueue_All.java
+++ b/forge110/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/forge/v0/ForgeQueue_All.java
@@ -84,9 +84,10 @@ public class ForgeQueue_All extends NMSMappedFaweQueue<World, Chunk, ExtendedBlo
         if (forgeChunk != null) {
             int[] otherMap = forgeChunk.getHeightMap();
             for (int i = 0; i < heightMap.length; i++) {
-                int value = heightMap[i] & 0xFF;
-                if (value > value) {
-                    otherMap[i] = value;
+                int newHeight = heightMap[i] & 0xFF;
+                int currentHeight = otherMap[i];
+                if (newHeight > currentHeight) {
+                    otherMap[i] = newHeight;
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/forge1710/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/forge/v0/ForgeQueue_All.java b/forge1710/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/forge/v0/ForgeQueue_All.java
index 220dc7c2..dd715bff 100644
--- a/forge1710/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/forge/v0/ForgeQueue_All.java
+++ b/forge1710/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/forge/v0/ForgeQueue_All.java
@@ -81,9 +81,10 @@ public class ForgeQueue_All extends NMSMappedFaweQueue<World, Chunk, ExtendedBlo
         if (forgeChunk != null) {
             int[] otherMap = forgeChunk.heightMap;
             for (int i = 0; i < heightMap.length; i++) {
-                int value = heightMap[i] & 0xFF;
-                if (value > value) {
-                    otherMap[i] = value;
+                int newHeight = heightMap[i] & 0xFF;
+                int currentHeight = otherMap[i];
+                if (newHeight > currentHeight) {
+                    otherMap[i] = newHeight;
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/forge189/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/forge/v0/ForgeQueue_All.java b/forge189/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/forge/v0/ForgeQueue_All.java
index fb3fd43b..3491810b 100644
--- a/forge189/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/forge/v0/ForgeQueue_All.java
+++ b/forge189/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/forge/v0/ForgeQueue_All.java
@@ -78,9 +78,10 @@ public class ForgeQueue_All extends NMSMappedFaweQueue<World, Chunk, ExtendedBlo
         if (forgeChunk != null) {
             int[] otherMap = forgeChunk.getHeightMap();
             for (int i = 0; i < heightMap.length; i++) {
-                int value = heightMap[i] & 0xFF;
-                if (value > value) {
-                    otherMap[i] = value;
+                int newHeight = heightMap[i] & 0xFF;
+                int currentHeight = otherMap[i];
+                if (newHeight > currentHeight) {
+                    otherMap[i] = newHeight;
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/forge194/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/forge/v0/ForgeQueue_All.java b/forge194/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/forge/v0/ForgeQueue_All.java
index 4a5938fc..8f002547 100644
--- a/forge194/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/forge/v0/ForgeQueue_All.java
+++ b/forge194/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/forge/v0/ForgeQueue_All.java
@@ -86,9 +86,10 @@ public class ForgeQueue_All extends NMSMappedFaweQueue<World, Chunk, ExtendedBlo
         if (forgeChunk != null) {
             int[] otherMap = forgeChunk.getHeightMap();
             for (int i = 0; i < heightMap.length; i++) {
-                int value = heightMap[i] & 0xFF;
-                if (value > value) {
-                    otherMap[i] = value;
+                int newHeight = heightMap[i] & 0xFF;
+                int currentHeight = otherMap[i];
+                if (newHeight > currentHeight) {
+                    otherMap[i] = newHeight;
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/nukkit/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/nukkit/optimization/queue/NukkitQueue.java b/nukkit/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/nukkit/optimization/queue/NukkitQueue.java
index ab2ea81c..5ae3e8db 100644
--- a/nukkit/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/nukkit/optimization/queue/NukkitQueue.java
+++ b/nukkit/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/nukkit/optimization/queue/NukkitQueue.java
@@ -55,9 +55,10 @@ public class NukkitQueue extends NMSMappedFaweQueue<Level, BaseFullChunk, BaseFu
         if (forgeChunk != null) {
             int[] otherMap = forgeChunk.getHeightMapArray();
             for (int i = 0; i < heightMap.length; i++) {
-                int value = heightMap[i] & 0xFF;
-                if (value > value) {
-                    otherMap[i] = value;
+                int newHeight = heightMap[i] & 0xFF;
+                int currentHeight = otherMap[i];
+                if (newHeight > currentHeight) {
+                    otherMap[i] = newHeight;
                 }
             }
         }