diff --git a/source/PolyVoxSceneManager.cpp b/source/PolyVoxSceneManager.cpp
index 39dc2627..2f59ffd2 100644
--- a/source/PolyVoxSceneManager.cpp
+++ b/source/PolyVoxSceneManager.cpp
@@ -121,11 +121,7 @@ namespace Ogre
 				std::string location("");
 				location = location + "(" + iterRegionGeometry->m_v3dRegionPosition.x + "," + iterRegionGeometry->m_v3dRegionPosition.y + "," + iterRegionGeometry->m_v3dRegionPosition.z + ")";
 
-				//Get the surface
-				IndexedSurfacePatch* singleMaterialPatch = iterRegionGeometry->m_patchSingleMaterial;
-				IndexedSurfacePatch* multiMaterialPatch = iterRegionGeometry->m_patchMultiMaterial;
-
-				if((singleMaterialPatch->m_vecVertices.size() == 0) && (singleMaterialPatch->m_vecTriangleIndices.size() == 0))
+				if(iterRegionGeometry->m_bIsEmpty)
 				{
 					try
 					{
@@ -134,43 +130,45 @@ namespace Ogre
 					catch(...)
 					{
 					}
-					continue;
-				}
-
-				//If a SceneNode doesn't exist in this position then create one.
-				SceneNode* sceneNode;
-				try
-				{
-					sceneNode = dynamic_cast<SceneNode*>(getRootSceneNode()->getChild(location));
-				}
-				catch(...)
-				{
-					sceneNode = 0;
-				}
-
-				if(sceneNode == 0)
-				{
-					sceneNode = getRootSceneNode()->createChildSceneNode(location, Vector3(iterRegionGeometry->m_v3dRegionPosition.x*OGRE_REGION_SIDE_LENGTH,iterRegionGeometry->m_v3dRegionPosition.y*OGRE_REGION_SIDE_LENGTH,iterRegionGeometry->m_v3dRegionPosition.z*OGRE_REGION_SIDE_LENGTH));
-
-					SurfacePatchRenderable*singleMaterialSurfacePatchRenderable = new SurfacePatchRenderable(singleMaterialPatch,materialMap->getMaterialAtIndex(1));
-					SurfacePatchRenderable*multiMaterialSurfacePatchRenderable = new SurfacePatchRenderable(multiMaterialPatch,materialMap->getMaterialAtIndex(2));
-
-					multiMaterialSurfacePatchRenderable->setRenderQueueGroup(RENDER_QUEUE_3);
-					singleMaterialSurfacePatchRenderable->setRenderQueueGroup(RENDER_QUEUE_4);
-
-					sceneNode->attachObject(singleMaterialSurfacePatchRenderable);
-
-					sceneNode->attachObject(multiMaterialSurfacePatchRenderable);
 				}
 				else
 				{
 
-					SurfacePatchRenderable* singleMaterialSurfacePatchRenderable = dynamic_cast<SurfacePatchRenderable*>(sceneNode->getAttachedObject(0));
-					SurfacePatchRenderable* multiMaterialSurfacePatchRenderable = dynamic_cast<SurfacePatchRenderable*>(sceneNode->getAttachedObject(1));
+					//If a SceneNode doesn't exist in this position then create one.
+					SceneNode* sceneNode;
+					try
+					{
+						sceneNode = dynamic_cast<SceneNode*>(getRootSceneNode()->getChild(location));
+					}
+					catch(...)
+					{
+						sceneNode = 0;
+					}
 
-					singleMaterialSurfacePatchRenderable->updateWithNewSurfacePatch(singleMaterialPatch);
+					if(sceneNode == 0)
+					{
+						sceneNode = getRootSceneNode()->createChildSceneNode(location, Vector3(iterRegionGeometry->m_v3dRegionPosition.x*OGRE_REGION_SIDE_LENGTH,iterRegionGeometry->m_v3dRegionPosition.y*OGRE_REGION_SIDE_LENGTH,iterRegionGeometry->m_v3dRegionPosition.z*OGRE_REGION_SIDE_LENGTH));
 
-					multiMaterialSurfacePatchRenderable->updateWithNewSurfacePatch(multiMaterialPatch);
+						SurfacePatchRenderable*singleMaterialSurfacePatchRenderable = new SurfacePatchRenderable(iterRegionGeometry->m_patchSingleMaterial,materialMap->getMaterialAtIndex(1));
+						SurfacePatchRenderable*multiMaterialSurfacePatchRenderable = new SurfacePatchRenderable(iterRegionGeometry->m_patchMultiMaterial,materialMap->getMaterialAtIndex(2));
+
+						multiMaterialSurfacePatchRenderable->setRenderQueueGroup(RENDER_QUEUE_3);
+						singleMaterialSurfacePatchRenderable->setRenderQueueGroup(RENDER_QUEUE_4);
+
+						sceneNode->attachObject(singleMaterialSurfacePatchRenderable);
+
+						sceneNode->attachObject(multiMaterialSurfacePatchRenderable);
+					}
+					else
+					{
+
+						SurfacePatchRenderable* singleMaterialSurfacePatchRenderable = dynamic_cast<SurfacePatchRenderable*>(sceneNode->getAttachedObject(0));
+						SurfacePatchRenderable* multiMaterialSurfacePatchRenderable = dynamic_cast<SurfacePatchRenderable*>(sceneNode->getAttachedObject(1));
+
+						singleMaterialSurfacePatchRenderable->updateWithNewSurfacePatch(iterRegionGeometry->m_patchSingleMaterial);
+
+						multiMaterialSurfacePatchRenderable->updateWithNewSurfacePatch(iterRegionGeometry->m_patchMultiMaterial);
+					}
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -212,6 +210,8 @@ namespace Ogre
 
 						generateMeshDataForRegion(regionX,regionY,regionZ, regionGeometry.m_patchSingleMaterial, regionGeometry.m_patchMultiMaterial);
 
+						regionGeometry.m_bIsEmpty = ((regionGeometry.m_patchSingleMaterial->m_vecVertices.size() == 0) && (regionGeometry.m_patchMultiMaterial->m_vecTriangleIndices.size() == 0));
+
 						listChangedRegionGeometry.push_back(regionGeometry);
 					}
 				}