diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/CarpetSettings.java b/src/main/java/carpet/CarpetSettings.java
index e41b66b9..906bc971 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/CarpetSettings.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/CarpetSettings.java
@@ -305,6 +305,9 @@ public class CarpetSettings
     @Rule(desc = "fill/clone/setblock and structure blocks cause block updates", category = CREATIVE)
     public static boolean fillUpdates = true;
 
+    @Rule(desc = "placing blocks cause block updates", category = CREATIVE)
+    public static boolean interactionUpdates = true;
+
     @Rule(desc = "smooth client animations with low tps settings", extra = "works only in SP, and will slow down players", category = CREATIVE)
     public static boolean smoothClientAnimations;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/mixins/ServerPlayNetworkHandler_interactionUpdatesMixin.java b/src/main/java/carpet/mixins/ServerPlayNetworkHandler_interactionUpdatesMixin.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5967b45f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/mixins/ServerPlayNetworkHandler_interactionUpdatesMixin.java
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+package carpet.mixins;
+
+import carpet.CarpetSettings;
+import net.minecraft.server.network.ServerPlayNetworkHandler;
+import net.minecraft.server.network.packet.PlayerActionC2SPacket;
+import net.minecraft.server.network.packet.PlayerInteractBlockC2SPacket;
+import net.minecraft.server.network.packet.PlayerInteractItemC2SPacket;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Mixin;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.At;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.Inject;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.callback.CallbackInfo;
+
+@Mixin(ServerPlayNetworkHandler.class)
+public class ServerPlayNetworkHandler_interactionUpdatesMixin
+{
+    @Inject(method = "onPlayerInteractBlock", at = @At(
+            value = "INVOKE",
+            target = "Lnet/minecraft/server/network/ServerPlayerInteractionManager;interactBlock(Lnet/minecraft/entity/player/PlayerEntity;Lnet/minecraft/world/World;Lnet/minecraft/item/ItemStack;Lnet/minecraft/util/Hand;Lnet/minecraft/util/hit/BlockHitResult;)Lnet/minecraft/util/ActionResult;",
+            shift = At.Shift.BEFORE
+    ))
+    private void beforeBlockInteracted(PlayerInteractBlockC2SPacket playerInteractBlockC2SPacket_1, CallbackInfo ci)
+    {
+        if (!CarpetSettings.interactionUpdates)
+            CarpetSettings.impendingFillSkipUpdates = true;
+    }
+
+    @Inject(method = "onPlayerInteractBlock", at = @At(
+            value = "INVOKE",
+            target = "Lnet/minecraft/server/network/ServerPlayerInteractionManager;interactBlock(Lnet/minecraft/entity/player/PlayerEntity;Lnet/minecraft/world/World;Lnet/minecraft/item/ItemStack;Lnet/minecraft/util/Hand;Lnet/minecraft/util/hit/BlockHitResult;)Lnet/minecraft/util/ActionResult;",
+            shift = At.Shift.AFTER
+    ))
+    private void afterBlockInteracted(PlayerInteractBlockC2SPacket playerInteractBlockC2SPacket_1, CallbackInfo ci)
+    {
+        if (!CarpetSettings.interactionUpdates)
+            CarpetSettings.impendingFillSkipUpdates = false;
+    }
+
+    @Inject(method = "onPlayerInteractItem", at = @At(
+            value = "INVOKE",
+            target = "Lnet/minecraft/server/network/ServerPlayerInteractionManager;interactItem(Lnet/minecraft/entity/player/PlayerEntity;Lnet/minecraft/world/World;Lnet/minecraft/item/ItemStack;Lnet/minecraft/util/Hand;)Lnet/minecraft/util/ActionResult;",
+            shift = At.Shift.BEFORE
+    ))
+    private void beforeItemInteracted(PlayerInteractItemC2SPacket packet, CallbackInfo ci)
+    {
+        if (!CarpetSettings.interactionUpdates)
+            CarpetSettings.impendingFillSkipUpdates = true;
+    }
+
+    @Inject(method = "onPlayerInteractItem", at = @At(
+            value = "INVOKE",
+            target = "Lnet/minecraft/server/network/ServerPlayerInteractionManager;interactItem(Lnet/minecraft/entity/player/PlayerEntity;Lnet/minecraft/world/World;Lnet/minecraft/item/ItemStack;Lnet/minecraft/util/Hand;)Lnet/minecraft/util/ActionResult;",
+            shift = At.Shift.AFTER
+    ))
+    private void afterItemInteracted(PlayerInteractItemC2SPacket packet, CallbackInfo ci)
+    {
+        if (!CarpetSettings.interactionUpdates)
+            CarpetSettings.impendingFillSkipUpdates = false;
+    }
+    @Inject(method = "onPlayerAction", at = @At(
+            value = "INVOKE",
+            target = "Lnet/minecraft/server/network/ServerPlayerInteractionManager;method_14263(Lnet/minecraft/util/math/BlockPos;Lnet/minecraft/server/network/packet/PlayerActionC2SPacket$Action;Lnet/minecraft/util/math/Direction;I)V",
+            shift = At.Shift.BEFORE
+    ))
+    private void beforeBlockBroken(PlayerActionC2SPacket packet, CallbackInfo ci)
+    {
+        if (!CarpetSettings.interactionUpdates)
+            CarpetSettings.impendingFillSkipUpdates = true;
+    }
+
+    @Inject(method = "onPlayerAction", at = @At(
+            value = "INVOKE",
+            target = "Lnet/minecraft/server/network/ServerPlayerInteractionManager;method_14263(Lnet/minecraft/util/math/BlockPos;Lnet/minecraft/server/network/packet/PlayerActionC2SPacket$Action;Lnet/minecraft/util/math/Direction;I)V",
+            shift = At.Shift.AFTER
+    ))
+    private void afterBlockBroken(PlayerActionC2SPacket packet, CallbackInfo ci)
+    {
+        if (!CarpetSettings.interactionUpdates)
+            CarpetSettings.impendingFillSkipUpdates = false;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/mixins/World_fillUpdatesMixin.java b/src/main/java/carpet/mixins/World_fillUpdatesMixin.java
index 8c80014a..4459e3e1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/mixins/World_fillUpdatesMixin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/mixins/World_fillUpdatesMixin.java
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 package carpet.mixins;
 
 import carpet.CarpetSettings;
+import net.minecraft.block.Block;
+import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
 import net.minecraft.world.World;
 import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Mixin;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.At;
 import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.Constant;
 import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.ModifyConstant;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.Redirect;
 
 @Mixin(World.class)
 public abstract class World_fillUpdatesMixin
@@ -16,4 +20,14 @@ public abstract class World_fillUpdatesMixin
             return -1;
         return original;
     }
+
+    @Redirect(method = "setBlockState(Lnet/minecraft/util/math/BlockPos;Lnet/minecraft/block/BlockState;I)Z", at = @At(
+            value = "INVOKE",
+            target = "Lnet/minecraft/world/World;updateNeighbors(Lnet/minecraft/util/math/BlockPos;Lnet/minecraft/block/Block;)V"
+    ))
+    private void updateNeighborsMaybe(World world, BlockPos blockPos, Block block)
+    {
+        if (!CarpetSettings.impendingFillSkipUpdates) world.updateNeighbors(blockPos, block);
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/script/CarpetExpression.java b/src/main/java/carpet/script/CarpetExpression.java
index 4741d425..efe96e4e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/script/CarpetExpression.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/script/CarpetExpression.java
@@ -2292,7 +2292,9 @@ public class CarpetExpression
             boolean hasTag = false;
             if (lv.size() > position.offset)
             {
-                NBTSerializableValue v = NBTSerializableValue.parseString(lv.get(position.offset).evalValue(c).getString());
+                Value nbt = lv.get(position.offset).evalValue(c);
+                NBTSerializableValue v = (nbt instanceof NBTSerializableValue) ? (NBTSerializableValue) nbt
+                        : NBTSerializableValue.parseString(nbt.getString());
                 if (v != null)
                 {
                     hasTag = true;
diff --git a/src/main/resources/carpet.mixins.json b/src/main/resources/carpet.mixins.json
index 6f294724..26935e54 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/carpet.mixins.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/carpet.mixins.json
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     "WorldChunk_fillUpdatesMixin",
     "StructureBlockBlockEntity_fillUpdatesMixin",
     "Structure_fillUpdatesMixin",
+    "ServerPlayNetworkHandler_interactionUpdatesMixin",
 
     "ServerMetadata_motdMixin",