diff --git a/src/main/js/plugins/drone/blocktype.js b/src/main/js/plugins/drone/blocktype.js
index 0067d55..1a2c21e 100644
--- a/src/main/js/plugins/drone/blocktype.js
+++ b/src/main/js/plugins/drone/blocktype.js
@@ -326,17 +326,7 @@ for ( c in bitmaps.raw ) {
     }
   }
 }
-
-
-//
-// message
-//   string with text to be displayed
-// fg
-//   foreground material. The material the text will be in.
-// bg
-//   background material, optional. The negative space within the bounding box of the text.
-//
-Drone.extend('blocktype', function( message, fg, bg ) {
+function blocktype( message, fg, bg ) {
 
   var bmfg,
     bmbg,
@@ -402,7 +392,8 @@ Drone.extend('blocktype', function( message, fg, bg ) {
   }
   
   return this.move( 'blocktext' );
-});
+}
+Drone.extend(blocktype);
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/main/js/plugins/drone/drone.js b/src/main/js/plugins/drone/drone.js
index d48bdb7..552525c 100644
--- a/src/main/js/plugins/drone/drone.js
+++ b/src/main/js/plugins/drone/drone.js
@@ -578,6 +578,9 @@ function putBlock( x, y, z, blockId, metadata, world ) {
   var block = world.getBlockAt( x, y, z );
   if ( block.typeId != blockId || block.data != metadata ) {
     if (__plugin.canary) {
+      if (block.getProperties){
+	// TODO we are in 1.8 
+      }
       world.setBlockAt(x, y, z, blockId, metadata);
       return;
     }