diff --git a/src/main/java/baritone/pathing/calc/AStarPathFinder.java b/src/main/java/baritone/pathing/calc/AStarPathFinder.java
index f4adc7e2..a0deae58 100644
--- a/src/main/java/baritone/pathing/calc/AStarPathFinder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/baritone/pathing/calc/AStarPathFinder.java
@@ -18,15 +18,16 @@
 package baritone.pathing.calc;
 
 import baritone.Baritone;
+import baritone.api.pathing.calc.IPath;
 import baritone.api.pathing.goals.Goal;
 import baritone.api.pathing.movement.ActionCosts;
-import baritone.api.pathing.calc.IPath;
 import baritone.api.utils.BetterBlockPos;
 import baritone.pathing.calc.openset.BinaryHeapOpenSet;
 import baritone.pathing.movement.CalculationContext;
 import baritone.pathing.movement.Moves;
 import baritone.utils.BlockStateInterface;
 import baritone.utils.Helper;
+import baritone.utils.pathing.BetterWorldBorder;
 import baritone.utils.pathing.MutableMoveResult;
 
 import java.util.HashSet;
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ public final class AStarPathFinder extends AbstractNodeCostSearch implements Hel
         CalculationContext calcContext = new CalculationContext();
         MutableMoveResult res = new MutableMoveResult();
         HashSet<Long> favored = favoredPositions.orElse(null);
+        BetterWorldBorder worldBorder = new BetterWorldBorder(world().getWorldBorder());
         BlockStateInterface.clearCachedChunk();
         long startTime = System.nanoTime() / 1000000L;
         boolean slowPath = Baritone.settings().slowPath.get();
@@ -106,6 +108,9 @@ public final class AStarPathFinder extends AbstractNodeCostSearch implements Hel
                         continue;
                     }
                 }
+                if (!moves.dynamicXZ && !worldBorder.entirelyContains(newX, newZ)) {
+                    continue;
+                }
                 res.reset();
                 moves.apply(calcContext, currentNode.x, currentNode.y, currentNode.z, res);
                 numMovementsConsidered++;
@@ -113,6 +118,12 @@ public final class AStarPathFinder extends AbstractNodeCostSearch implements Hel
                 if (actionCost >= ActionCosts.COST_INF) {
                     continue;
                 }
+                if (actionCost <= 0) {
+                    throw new IllegalStateException(moves + " calculated implausible cost " + actionCost);
+                }
+                if (moves.dynamicXZ && !worldBorder.entirelyContains(res.x, res.z)) { // see issue #218
+                    continue;
+                }
                 // check destination after verifying it's not COST_INF -- some movements return a static IMPOSSIBLE object with COST_INF and destination being 0,0,0 to avoid allocating a new result for every failed calculation
                 if (!moves.dynamicXZ && (res.x != newX || res.z != newZ)) {
                     throw new IllegalStateException(moves + " " + res.x + " " + newX + " " + res.z + " " + newZ);
@@ -120,9 +131,6 @@ public final class AStarPathFinder extends AbstractNodeCostSearch implements Hel
                 if (!moves.dynamicY && res.y != currentNode.y + moves.yOffset) {
                     throw new IllegalStateException(moves + " " + res.x + " " + newX + " " + res.z + " " + newZ);
                 }
-                if (actionCost <= 0) {
-                    throw new IllegalStateException(moves + " calculated implausible cost " + actionCost);
-                }
                 long hashCode = BetterBlockPos.longHash(res.x, res.y, res.z);
                 if (favoring && favored.contains(hashCode)) {
                     // see issue #18
diff --git a/src/main/java/baritone/utils/pathing/BetterWorldBorder.java b/src/main/java/baritone/utils/pathing/BetterWorldBorder.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8c105275
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/baritone/utils/pathing/BetterWorldBorder.java
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of Baritone.
+ *
+ * Baritone is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Baritone is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with Baritone.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package baritone.utils.pathing;
+
+import baritone.utils.Helper;
+import net.minecraft.world.border.WorldBorder;
+
+public class BetterWorldBorder implements Helper {
+    double minX;
+    double maxX;
+    double minZ;
+    double maxZ;
+
+    public BetterWorldBorder(WorldBorder border) {
+        this.minX = border.minX();
+        this.maxX = border.maxX();
+        this.minZ = border.minZ();
+        this.maxZ = border.maxZ();
+    }
+
+    public boolean entirelyContains(int x, int z) {
+        return x + 1 > minX && x < maxX && z + 1 > minZ && z < maxZ;
+    }
+}