diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/lua/api_lua.cpp b/src/logic/scripting/lua/api_lua.cpp
index 78fd2745..2d9f9dd3 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/lua/api_lua.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/lua/api_lua.cpp
@@ -434,13 +434,14 @@ int l_set_block_rotation(lua_State* L) {
     lua::luaint y = lua_tointeger(L, 2);
     lua::luaint z = lua_tointeger(L, 3);
 
-    lua::luaint value = lua_tointeger(L, 4) & BLOCK_ROT_MASK;
+    lua::luaint value = lua_tointeger(L, 4);
     
     voxel* vox = scripting::level->chunks->get(x, y, z);
     if (vox == nullptr) {
         return 0;
     }
-    vox->states = (vox->states & (~BLOCK_ROT_MASK)) | value;
+    vox->setRotation(value);
+    scripting::level->chunks->getChunkByVoxel(x, y, z)->setModified(true);
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/voxels/voxel.h b/src/voxels/voxel.h
index ebcbdbbc..67444b60 100644
--- a/src/voxels/voxel.h
+++ b/src/voxels/voxel.h
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ struct voxel {
 	inline uint8_t rotation() const {
 		return states & BLOCK_ROT_MASK;
 	}
+
+    inline void setRotation(uint8_t rotation) {
+        states = (states & (~BLOCK_ROT_MASK)) | rotation & BLOCK_ROT_MASK;
+    }
 };
 
 #endif /* VOXELS_VOXEL_H_ */