diff --git a/src/main/java/baritone/pathing/calc/AStarPathFinder.java b/src/main/java/baritone/pathing/calc/AStarPathFinder.java
index c708d3e9..8d0a6989 100644
--- a/src/main/java/baritone/pathing/calc/AStarPathFinder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/baritone/pathing/calc/AStarPathFinder.java
@@ -113,15 +113,18 @@ public class AStarPathFinder extends AbstractNodeCostSearch implements Helper {
                     continue;
                 }
                 BetterBlockPos dest = (BetterBlockPos) movementToGetToNeighbor.getDest();
-                boolean isPositionCached = false;
-                if (world != null) {
-                    if (world.isCached(dest)) {
-                        isPositionCached = true;
+                if (dest.x >> 4 != currentNodePos.x >> 4 || dest.z >> 4 != currentNodePos.z >> 4) {
+                    // only need to check if the destination is a loaded chunk if it's in a different chunk than the start of the movement
+                    boolean isPositionCached = false;
+                    if (world != null) {
+                        if (world.isCached(dest)) {
+                            isPositionCached = true;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    if (!isPositionCached && Minecraft.getMinecraft().world.getChunk(dest) instanceof EmptyChunk) {
+                        numEmptyChunk++;
+                        continue;
                     }
-                }
-                if (!isPositionCached && Minecraft.getMinecraft().world.getChunk(dest) instanceof EmptyChunk) {
-                    numEmptyChunk++;
-                    continue;
                 }
                 //long costStart = System.nanoTime();
                 // TODO cache cost
diff --git a/src/main/java/baritone/utils/pathing/BetterBlockPos.java b/src/main/java/baritone/utils/pathing/BetterBlockPos.java
index 93512984..8518f668 100644
--- a/src/main/java/baritone/utils/pathing/BetterBlockPos.java
+++ b/src/main/java/baritone/utils/pathing/BetterBlockPos.java
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ import net.minecraft.util.math.Vec3i;
  * @author leijurv
  */
 public class BetterBlockPos extends BlockPos {
-    private final int x;
-    private final int y;
-    private final int z;
+    public final int x;
+    public final int y;
+    public final int z;
     private final int hashCode;
 
     public BetterBlockPos(int x, int y, int z) {