diff --git a/src/voxels/Chunks.cpp b/src/voxels/Chunks.cpp
index a445c729..2ab7e08e 100644
--- a/src/voxels/Chunks.cpp
+++ b/src/voxels/Chunks.cpp
@@ -743,13 +743,13 @@ void Chunks::save(Chunk* chunk) {
             )
         );
         auto entities = level->entities->getAllInside(aabb);
+        auto root = dynamic::create_map();
         if (!entities.empty()) {
-            auto root = dynamic::create_map();
             root->put("data", level->entities->serialize(entities));
             level->entities->despawn(std::move(entities));
             chunk->flags.entities = true;
-            worldFiles->getRegions().put(chunk, json::to_binary(root, true));
         }
+        worldFiles->getRegions().put(chunk, json::to_binary(root, true));
     }
 }