diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/data/world/container/BlockSectionDataProvider.kt b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/data/world/container/BlockSectionDataProvider.kt
index bf44cf3c9..660ebbd72 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/data/world/container/BlockSectionDataProvider.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/data/world/container/BlockSectionDataProvider.kt
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class BlockSectionDataProvider(
         return false
     }
 
-    private fun BlockState?.isSolid(): Boolean {
+    private inline fun BlockState?.isSolid(): Boolean {
         if (this == null) {
             return false
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/world/border/WorldBorderRenderer.kt b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/world/border/WorldBorderRenderer.kt
index fabb4208e..ac9007d55 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/world/border/WorldBorderRenderer.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/world/border/WorldBorderRenderer.kt
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ class WorldBorderRenderer(
     private val border = renderWindow.connection.world.border
     private lateinit var texture: AbstractTexture
     private var offsetReset = TimeUtil.millis
+    override val skipTranslucent: Boolean
+        get() = border.getDistanceTo(renderWindow.connection.player.position) > MAX_DISTANCE
 
     override fun init(latch: CountUpAndDownLatch) {
         shader.load()
@@ -102,6 +104,7 @@ class WorldBorderRenderer(
         val SHRINKING_COLOR = "#FF3030".asColor()
         val STATIC_COLOR = "#20A0FF".asColor()
         const val ANIMATION_SPEED = 2000
+        const val MAX_DISTANCE = 1000
 
         private val TEXTURE = "minecraft:misc/forcefield".toResourceLocation().texture()