diff --git a/source/game/StarWorldServer.cpp b/source/game/StarWorldServer.cpp
index a718ae8..e28c666 100644
--- a/source/game/StarWorldServer.cpp
+++ b/source/game/StarWorldServer.cpp
@@ -1508,10 +1508,10 @@ void WorldServer::updateTileEntityTiles(TileEntityPtr const& entity, bool removi
       tile->rootSource = {};
       bool updatedTile = false;
       if (tile->foreground == materialSpace.material) {
+        if (!isRealMaterial(tile->foreground))// if the world is old the materialSpace's collision may still be in the tile
+          tile->updateCollision(CollisionKind::None);
         tile->foreground = EmptyMaterialId;
         tile->foregroundMod = NoModId;
-        if (!isRealMaterial(tile->foreground)) // if the world is old the materialSpace's collision may still be in the tile
-          tile->updateCollision(CollisionKind::None);
         updatedTile = true;
       }
       if (tile->updateObjectCollision(CollisionKind::None)) {