diff --git a/SpigotCore/SpigotCore_21/src/de/steamwar/techhider/ChunkHider21.java b/SpigotCore/SpigotCore_21/src/de/steamwar/techhider/ChunkHider21.java
index 0d0cb782..1cc6c29c 100644
--- a/SpigotCore/SpigotCore_21/src/de/steamwar/techhider/ChunkHider21.java
+++ b/SpigotCore/SpigotCore_21/src/de/steamwar/techhider/ChunkHider21.java
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ public class ChunkHider21 implements ChunkHider {
             int value = ProtocolUtils.readVarInt(section.getIn());
             ProtocolUtils.writeVarInt(section.getOut(), !section.isSkipSection() && section.getObfuscate().contains(value) ? section.getTarget() : value);
             return;
-        } else {
+        } else if (section.getBitsPerBlock() < 9) {
+            // Indirect (paletted) storage – only present when bitsPerBlock < 9 in 1.21+
             section.processPalette();
         }
 
@@ -152,6 +153,9 @@ public class ChunkHider21 implements ChunkHider {
         } else if(section.getBitsPerBlock() < 6) {
             section.skipPalette();
             section.skipNewDataArray(64);
+        } else {
+            // Direct (global) biome IDs – no palette present
+            section.skipNewDataArray(64);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/steamwar.java.gradle b/buildSrc/src/steamwar.java.gradle
index ee5b7a01..338a496c 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/steamwar.java.gradle
+++ b/buildSrc/src/steamwar.java.gradle
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ java {
 
 tasks.compileJava {
     options.encoding "UTF-8"
-    options.compilerArgs << '--add-exports=java.base/jdk.internal.misc=ALL-UNNAMED'
 }
 
 sourceSets {