diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libblock.cpp b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libblock.cpp
index 16b924f1..ea31e446 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libblock.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libblock.cpp
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ static int l_get_field(lua::State* L) {
     }
     const ubyte* src = chunk->blocksMetadata.find(voxelIndex);
     if (src == nullptr) {
-        throw std::runtime_error("block data is not allocated");
+        return 0;
     }
     return get_field(L, src, *field, index, dataStruct);
 }
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ static int l_set_field(lua::State* L) {
     }
     ubyte* dst = chunk->blocksMetadata.find(voxelIndex);
     if (dst == nullptr) {
-        throw std::runtime_error("block data is not allocated");
+        dst = chunk->blocksMetadata.allocate(voxelIndex, dataStruct.size());
     }
     return set_field(L, dst, *field, index, dataStruct, value);
 }
diff --git a/src/voxels/Chunks.cpp b/src/voxels/Chunks.cpp
index 9b584007..408ab828 100644
--- a/src/voxels/Chunks.cpp
+++ b/src/voxels/Chunks.cpp
@@ -394,9 +394,6 @@ void Chunks::set(
     if (!state.segment && newdef.rt.extended) {
         repairSegments(newdef, state, gx, y, gz);
     }
-    if (newdef.dataStruct) {
-        chunk->blocksMetadata.allocate(index, newdef.dataStruct->size());
-    }
 
     if (y < chunk->bottom)
         chunk->bottom = y;