diff --git a/2D/Screens/BlockSelectScreen.cs b/2D/Screens/BlockSelectScreen.cs
index b4a29d42e..8af953f53 100644
--- a/2D/Screens/BlockSelectScreen.cs
+++ b/2D/Screens/BlockSelectScreen.cs
@@ -186,11 +186,7 @@ namespace ClassicalSharp {
 		public override bool HandlesMouseClick( int mouseX, int mouseY, MouseButton button ) {
 			if( button == MouseButton.Left && selectedIndex != -1 ) {
 				BlockDrawInfo info = blocksTable[selectedIndex];
-				try {
-					Window.HeldBlock = info.BlockId;
-				} catch( InvalidOperationException ) {
-					Window.AddChat( "&e/client: &cThe server has forbidden you from changing your held block." );
-				}
+				Window.HeldBlock = info.BlockId;
 				Window.SetNewScreen( new NormalScreen( Window ) );
 			}
 			return true;
diff --git a/2D/Widgets/BlockHotbarWidget.cs b/2D/Widgets/BlockHotbarWidget.cs
index 9fcd206d5..7753d7f16 100644
--- a/2D/Widgets/BlockHotbarWidget.cs
+++ b/2D/Widgets/BlockHotbarWidget.cs
@@ -18,11 +18,7 @@ namespace ClassicalSharp {
 		
 		public override bool HandlesKeyDown( Key key ) {
 			if( key >= Key.Number1 && key <= Key.Number9 ) {
-				try {
-					Window.HeldBlockIndex = (int)key - (int)Key.Number1;
-				} catch( InvalidOperationException ) {
-					Window.AddChat( "&e/client: &cThe server has forbidden you from changing your held block." );
-				}
+				Window.HeldBlockIndex = (int)key - (int)Key.Number1;
 				return true;
 			}
 			return false;
diff --git a/Game/Game.InputHandling.cs b/Game/Game.InputHandling.cs
index 5c60971c7..9ba84f465 100644
--- a/Game/Game.InputHandling.cs
+++ b/Game/Game.InputHandling.cs
@@ -38,9 +38,17 @@ namespace ClassicalSharp {
 
 		void MouseButtonDown( object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e ) {
 			if( activeScreen == null || !activeScreen.HandlesMouseClick( e.X, e.Y, e.Button ) ) {
-				bool left = e.Button == MouseButton.Left;
-				bool right = e.Button == MouseButton.Right;
-				PickBlocks( false, left, right );
+				if( e.Button == MouseButton.Middle ) {
+					if( SelectedPos == null || !Map.IsValidPos( SelectedPos.BlockPos ) ) return;
+					byte block = Map.GetBlock( SelectedPos.BlockPos );
+					if( CanPlace[block] || CanDelete[block] ) {
+						HeldBlock = (Block)block;
+					}
+				} else {
+					bool left = e.Button == MouseButton.Left;
+					bool right = e.Button == MouseButton.Right;
+					PickBlocks( false, left, right );
+				}
 			} else {
 				lastClick = DateTime.UtcNow;
 			}
diff --git a/Game/Game.cs b/Game/Game.cs
index 61ca33046..49bd5d104 100644
--- a/Game/Game.cs
+++ b/Game/Game.cs
@@ -57,8 +57,10 @@ namespace ClassicalSharp {
 		public int HeldBlockIndex {
 			get { return hotbarIndex; }
 			set {
-				if( !CanChangeHeldBlock )
-					throw new InvalidOperationException( "Server has forbidden changing held block." );
+				if( !CanChangeHeldBlock ) {
+					AddChat( "&e/client: &cThe server has forbidden you from changing your held block." );
+					return;
+				}
 				hotbarIndex = value;
 				RaiseHeldBlockChanged();
 			}
@@ -67,8 +69,10 @@ namespace ClassicalSharp {
 		public Block HeldBlock {
 			get { return BlocksHotbar[hotbarIndex]; }
 			set {
-				if( !CanChangeHeldBlock )
-					throw new InvalidOperationException( "Server has forbidden changing held block." );
+				if( !CanChangeHeldBlock ) {
+					AddChat( "&e/client: &cThe server has forbidden you from changing your held block." );
+					return;
+				}
 				BlocksHotbar[hotbarIndex] = value;
 				RaiseHeldBlockChanged();
 			}