diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/vanilla/ChestInstance.java b/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/vanilla/ChestInstance.java
index 513dbd4c6..0302fae0b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/vanilla/ChestInstance.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/vanilla/ChestInstance.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class ChestInstance<T extends BlockEntity & LidBlockEntity> extends TileE
 				.setPosition(getInstancePosition());
 		lid = lidInstance();
 
-		if (block instanceof AbstractChestBlock) {
+		if (block instanceof AbstractChestBlock<?> chestBlock) {
 
 			float horizontalAngle = blockState.getValue(ChestBlock.FACING).toYRot();
 
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@ public class ChestInstance<T extends BlockEntity & LidBlockEntity> extends TileE
 
 			body.setRotation(baseRotation);
 
-			AbstractChestBlock<?> chestBlock = (AbstractChestBlock<?>) block;
-
 			DoubleBlockCombiner.NeighborCombineResult<? extends ChestBlockEntity> wrapper = chestBlock.combine(blockState, world, getWorldPosition(), true);
 
 			this.lidProgress = wrapper.apply(ChestBlock.opennessCombiner(tile));
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/vanilla/ShulkerBoxInstance.java b/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/vanilla/ShulkerBoxInstance.java
index 824526074..5e8fb230c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/vanilla/ShulkerBoxInstance.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/vanilla/ShulkerBoxInstance.java
@@ -86,14 +86,14 @@ public class ShulkerBoxInstance extends TileEntityInstance<ShulkerBoxBlockEntity
 	}
 
 	private ModelData makeBaseInstance() {
-        return materialManager.cutout(RenderType.entityCutout(Sheets.SHULKER_SHEET))
+        return materialManager.cutout(RenderType.entityCutoutNoCull(Sheets.SHULKER_SHEET))
                 .material(Materials.TRANSFORMED)
 				.model("base_" + texture.getName(), this::makeBaseModel)
 				.createInstance();
 	}
 
 	private ModelData makeLidInstance() {
-        return materialManager.cutout(RenderType.entityCutout(Sheets.SHULKER_SHEET))
+        return materialManager.cutout(RenderType.entityCutoutNoCull(Sheets.SHULKER_SHEET))
                 .material(Materials.TRANSFORMED)
 				.model("lid_" + texture.getName(), this::makeLidModel)
 				.createInstance();