diff --git a/src/main/java/me/cortex/voxy/common/world/service/SectionSavingService.java b/src/main/java/me/cortex/voxy/common/world/service/SectionSavingService.java
index 3467761d..809fece3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/cortex/voxy/common/world/service/SectionSavingService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/cortex/voxy/common/world/service/SectionSavingService.java
@@ -53,12 +53,18 @@ public class SectionSavingService {
 
             //Hard limit the save count to prevent OOM
             if (this.getTaskCount() > 5_000) {
-                while (this.getTaskCount() > 5_000) {
-                    try {
-                        Thread.sleep(10);
-                    } catch (InterruptedException e) {
-                        throw new RuntimeException(e);
+                //wait a bit
+                try {
+                    Thread.sleep(10);
+                } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+                    throw new RuntimeException(e);
+                }
+                //If we are still full, process entries in the queue ourselves instead of waiting for the service
+                while (this.getTaskCount() > 5_000 && this.threads.isAlive()) {
+                    if (!this.threads.steal()) {
+                        break;
                     }
+                    this.processJob();
                 }
             }