diff --git a/src/com/dre/brewery/BCauldron.java b/src/com/dre/brewery/BCauldron.java
index 930f85b..867d099 100644
--- a/src/com/dre/brewery/BCauldron.java
+++ b/src/com/dre/brewery/BCauldron.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public class BCauldron {
 
 	public void onUpdate() {
 		// Check if fire still alive
-		if (!block.getChunk().isLoaded() || block.getRelative(BlockFace.DOWN).getType() == Material.FIRE || LegacyUtil.isLava(block.getRelative(BlockFace.DOWN).getType())) {
+		if (!Util.isChunkLoaded(block) || block.getRelative(BlockFace.DOWN).getType() == Material.FIRE || LegacyUtil.isLava(block.getRelative(BlockFace.DOWN).getType())) {
 			// add a minute to cooking time
 			state++;
 			if (someRemoved) {
diff --git a/src/com/dre/brewery/Barrel.java b/src/com/dre/brewery/Barrel.java
index 47b44e1..bbe1ebe 100644
--- a/src/com/dre/brewery/Barrel.java
+++ b/src/com/dre/brewery/Barrel.java
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ public class Barrel implements InventoryHolder {
 	// the barrel needs to be formed correctly
 	// flag force to also check if chunk is not loaded
 	public Block getBrokenBlock(boolean force) {
-		if (force || spigot.getChunk().isLoaded()) {
+		if (force || Util.isChunkLoaded(spigot)) {
 			spigot = getSpigotOfSign(spigot);
 			if (LegacyUtil.isSign(spigot.getType())) {
 				return checkSBarrel();
diff --git a/src/com/dre/brewery/Util.java b/src/com/dre/brewery/Util.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f15e5ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/dre/brewery/Util.java
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package com.dre.brewery;
+
+import org.bukkit.block.Block;
+
+public class Util {
+
+	// Check if the Chunk of a Block is loaded !without loading it in the process!
+	public static boolean isChunkLoaded(Block block) {
+		return block.getWorld().isChunkLoaded(block.getX() >> 4, block.getZ() >> 4);
+	}
+
+}