diff --git a/TShockAPI/DB/RegionManager.cs b/TShockAPI/DB/RegionManager.cs
index d87b0751..120b4d1a 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/DB/RegionManager.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/DB/RegionManager.cs
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI.DB
             return true;
         }
 
-        public bool InArea(int x, int y, User user)
+        public bool InArea(int x, int y)
         {
             for (int i = 0; i < Regions.Count; i++)
             {
diff --git a/TShockAPI/GetDataHandlers.cs b/TShockAPI/GetDataHandlers.cs
index d6110561..2cb787ec 100755
--- a/TShockAPI/GetDataHandlers.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/GetDataHandlers.cs
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
                     return true;
                 }
             }
-            if (!args.Player.Group.HasPermission("editspawn") && !TShock.Regions.CanBuild(x, y, args.Player))
+            if (!args.Player.Group.HasPermission("editspawn") && !TShock.Regions.CanBuild(x, y, args.Player) && TShock.Regions.InArea(x, y))
             {
                 if ((DateTime.UtcNow - args.Player.LastTileChangeNotify).TotalMilliseconds > 1000)
                 {
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
                 args.Player.SendTileSquare(tilex, tiley);
                 return true;
             }
-            if (!args.Player.Group.HasPermission("editspawn") && !TShock.Regions.CanBuild(tilex, tiley, args.Player))
+            if (!args.Player.Group.HasPermission("editspawn") && !TShock.Regions.CanBuild(tilex, tiley, args.Player) && TShock.Regions.InArea(tilex, tiley))
             {
                 args.Player.SendMessage("Region protected from changes.", Color.Red);
                 args.Player.SendTileSquare(tilex, tiley);