diff --git a/src/mainwindow_scriptapi.cpp b/src/mainwindow_scriptapi.cpp
index 43d0bfc1..6fa61340 100644
--- a/src/mainwindow_scriptapi.cpp
+++ b/src/mainwindow_scriptapi.cpp
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ void MainWindow::magicFillFromSelection(int x, int y, bool forceRedraw, bool com
 void MainWindow::shift(int xDelta, int yDelta, bool forceRedraw, bool commitChanges) {
     if (!this->editor || !this->editor->map)
         return;
-    this->editor->map_item->shift(xDelta, yDelta);
+    this->editor->map_item->shift(xDelta, yDelta, true);
     this->tryCommitMapChanges(commitChanges);
     this->tryRedrawMapArea(forceRedraw);
 }
diff --git a/src/ui/mappixmapitem.cpp b/src/ui/mappixmapitem.cpp
index 35aa9e10..e7f82bb0 100644
--- a/src/ui/mappixmapitem.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/mappixmapitem.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ void MapPixmapItem::shift(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent *event) {
 }
 
 void MapPixmapItem::shift(int xDelta, int yDelta, bool fromScriptCall) {
-    Blockdata oldMetatiles = !fromScriptCall ? map->layout->blockdata : Blockdata();
+    Blockdata oldMetatiles = map->layout->blockdata;
 
     for (int i = 0; i < map->getWidth(); i++)
     for (int j = 0; j < map->getHeight(); j++) {