diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minecolonies/api/util/ShapeUtil.java b/src/main/java/com/minecolonies/api/util/ShapeUtil.java
index dae6597db6a..85d14f39fad 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minecolonies/api/util/ShapeUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minecolonies/api/util/ShapeUtil.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ public static double max(final VoxelShape shape, final Direction.Axis axis)
             return 1.0;
         }
 
+        // Note: in vanilla this is -infinity
         if (shape == Shapes.empty())
         {
             return 0;
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ public static double min(final VoxelShape shape, final Direction.Axis axis)
             return 0.0;
         }
 
+        // Note: in vanilla this is +infinity
         if (shape == Shapes.empty())
         {
             return 0;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minecolonies/core/entity/pathfinding/navigation/MinecoloniesAdvancedPathNavigate.java b/src/main/java/com/minecolonies/core/entity/pathfinding/navigation/MinecoloniesAdvancedPathNavigate.java
index d9057ad23a6..5ff60e14d3e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minecolonies/core/entity/pathfinding/navigation/MinecoloniesAdvancedPathNavigate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minecolonies/core/entity/pathfinding/navigation/MinecoloniesAdvancedPathNavigate.java
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ else if (this.path != null && !this.path.isDone())
             if (!this.isDone())
             {
                 Vec3 vector3d2 = path.getNextEntityPos(mob);
-                tempPos.set(Mth.floor(vector3d2.x), Mth.floor(vector3d2.y) - 1, Mth.floor(vector3d2.z));
+                tempPos.set(Mth.floor(vector3d2.x), Mth.floor(vector3d2.y), Mth.floor(vector3d2.z));
                 if (ChunkPos.asLong(tempPos) == mob.chunkPosition().toLong() || WorldUtil.isEntityBlockLoaded(level, tempPos))
                 {
                     mob.getMoveControl()
@@ -401,21 +401,32 @@ else if (this.path != null && !this.path.isDone())
      * @param y
      * @return the next y level to go to.
      */
-    public static double getSmartGroundY(final BlockGetter world, final BlockPos pos, final double orgY)
+    public static double getSmartGroundY(final BlockGetter world, final BlockPos.MutableBlockPos pos, final double orgY)
     {
-        final BlockState state = world.getBlockState(pos);
-        if (state.isAir())
+        BlockState state = world.getBlockState(pos);
+
+        if (!state.isAir())
         {
-            return orgY;
+            final VoxelShape voxelshape = state.getCollisionShape(world, pos);
+            if (!ShapeUtil.isEmpty(voxelshape))
+            {
+                return pos.getY() + ShapeUtil.max(voxelshape, Direction.Axis.Y);
+            }
         }
 
-        final VoxelShape voxelshape = state.getCollisionShape(world, pos);
-        final double maxY = ShapeUtil.max(voxelshape, Direction.Axis.Y);
-        if (maxY < 1.0)
+        pos.set(pos.getX(), pos.getY() - 1, pos.getZ());
+
+        state = world.getBlockState(pos);
+        if (!state.isAir())
         {
-            return pos.getY();
+            final VoxelShape voxelshape = state.getCollisionShape(world, pos);
+            if (!ShapeUtil.isEmpty(voxelshape))
+            {
+                return pos.getY() + ShapeUtil.max(voxelshape, Direction.Axis.Y);
+            }
         }
-        return pos.getY() + maxY;
+
+        return orgY;
     }
 
     @Nullable