diff --git a/StevenDimDoors/mod_pocketDim/helpers/yCoordHelper.java b/StevenDimDoors/mod_pocketDim/helpers/yCoordHelper.java
index 66d0babc..7b656230 100644
--- a/StevenDimDoors/mod_pocketDim/helpers/yCoordHelper.java
+++ b/StevenDimDoors/mod_pocketDim/helpers/yCoordHelper.java
@@ -2,66 +2,71 @@ package StevenDimDoors.mod_pocketDim.helpers;
 
 import StevenDimDoors.mod_pocketDim.LinkData;
 import net.minecraft.block.Block;
+import net.minecraft.block.material.Material;
 import net.minecraft.world.World;
 import net.minecraft.world.chunk.Chunk;
 
 
 public class yCoordHelper 
 {
+	private static final int MAXIMUM_UNCOVERED_Y = 245;
+	
 	public static int getFirstUncovered(LinkData pointerLink)
 	{
-		return yCoordHelper.getFirstUncovered(pointerLink.destDimID, pointerLink.destXCoord,pointerLink.destYCoord, pointerLink.destZCoord);
+		return yCoordHelper.getFirstUncovered(
+				pointerLink.destDimID,
+				pointerLink.destXCoord,
+				pointerLink.destYCoord,
+				pointerLink.destZCoord);
 	}
+	
 	public static int getFirstUncovered(int worldID, int x, int yStart, int z)
 	{
-		if(dimHelper.getWorld(worldID)==null||dimHelper.getWorld(worldID).provider==null)
+		if (dimHelper.getWorld(worldID) == null ||
+			dimHelper.getWorld(worldID).provider == null)
 	   	{
 	   		dimHelper.initDimension(worldID);
 	   	}
 		
-		return yCoordHelper.getFirstUncovered(dimHelper.getWorld(worldID),x,yStart,z);
+		return yCoordHelper.getFirstUncovered(dimHelper.getWorld(worldID), x, yStart, z);
 	}
+	
 	public static int getFirstUncovered(World world, int x, int yStart, int z)
 	{
-		int yCoord=yStart;
-	   	
-			Chunk chunk = world.getChunkProvider().loadChunk(x >> 4, z >> 4);
-			
-			int xC=(x % 16)< 0 ? (x % 16)+16 : (x % 16);
-			int yC=yCoord;
-			int zC=(z % 16)< 0 ? (z % 16)+16 : (z % 16);
-			
-			
-			boolean flag=false;
-			
-			do
-			{
-				flag=false;
-				if(yC>0&&chunk.getBlockID(xC, yC-1, zC)!=0)
-				{
-					if(!Block.blocksList[chunk.getBlockID(xC, yC-1, zC)].blockMaterial.isReplaceable()||Block.blocksList[chunk.getBlockID(xC, yC-1, zC)].blockMaterial.isLiquid())
-					{
-						
-							flag=true;
-						
-					}
-				}
-				
-				 if(yC>0&&chunk.getBlockID(xC, yC, zC)!=0)
-				{
-					if(!Block.blocksList[chunk.getBlockID(xC, yC, zC)].blockMaterial.isReplaceable()||Block.blocksList[chunk.getBlockID(xC, yC, zC)].blockMaterial.isLiquid())
-					{
-						
-							flag=true;
-						
-					}
-				}
-				
-				yC++;
-			}
-			while(flag&&yC<245);
-			
-			
-			return yC-1;
+		Chunk chunk = world.getChunkProvider().loadChunk(x >> 4, z >> 4);
+
+		int localX = x < 0 ? (x % 16) + 16 : (x % 16);
+		int localZ = z < 0 ? (z % 16) + 16 : (z % 16);
+		int height = MAXIMUM_UNCOVERED_Y;  //world.getHeight();
+		int y;
+		
+		boolean covered = true;
+		for (y = yStart; y < height && covered; y++)
+		{
+			covered = IsCoveredBlock(chunk, localX, y - 1, localZ) || IsCoveredBlock(chunk, localX, y, localZ);
+		}
+
+		return y;
+	}
+	
+	public static boolean IsCoveredBlock(Chunk chunk, int localX, int y, int localZ)
+	{
+		int blockID;
+		Block block;
+		Material material;
+		
+		if (y < 0)
+			return false;
+		
+		blockID = chunk.getBlockID(localX, y, localZ);
+		if (blockID == 0)
+			return false;
+
+		block = Block.blocksList[blockID];
+		if (block == null)
+			return false;
+		
+		material = block.blockMaterial;
+		return (!material.isLiquid() && !material.isReplaceable());
 	}
 }
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