diff --git a/src/main/java/electrosphere/client/interact/select/AreaSelection.java b/src/main/java/electrosphere/client/interact/select/AreaSelection.java
index 857750ca..46ea6175 100644
--- a/src/main/java/electrosphere/client/interact/select/AreaSelection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/electrosphere/client/interact/select/AreaSelection.java
@@ -153,6 +153,15 @@ public class AreaSelection {
             increment++;
         }
 
+        //loops only break on the iteration where we encounter a barrier, so need to roll the radius values back by 1
+        //in order to not include the blocks that caused the break itself
+        if(radEnd > 1){
+            radEnd--;
+        }
+        if(radStart < 0){
+            radStart++;
+        }
+
         Vector3d startPos = new Vector3d(Globals.clientWorldData.convertBlockToRealSpace(chunkPos, blockPos))
         .add(
             radStart * BlockChunkData.BLOCK_SIZE_MULTIPLIER,