diff --git a/extratrees/src/main/java/binnie/extratrees/gen/BinnieWorldGenTree.java b/extratrees/src/main/java/binnie/extratrees/gen/BinnieWorldGenTree.java
index 882d0413e..7c5b3c0f2 100644
--- a/extratrees/src/main/java/binnie/extratrees/gen/BinnieWorldGenTree.java
+++ b/extratrees/src/main/java/binnie/extratrees/gen/BinnieWorldGenTree.java
@@ -113,12 +113,12 @@ public final boolean generate(World world, Random random, BlockPos pos, boolean
 			genPos = getValidGrowthPos(world, pos);
 		}
 
+		this.pos = genPos;
+
 		if (genPos == null || (!force && !this.canGrow())) {
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		this.pos = genPos;
-
 		this.preGenerate(world, random, this.pos);
 
 		generateTrunk();