diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/io/JsonIO.java b/core/src/mindustry/io/JsonIO.java
index b89f013b0c..0102151cf9 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/io/JsonIO.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/io/JsonIO.java
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ public class JsonIO{
             @Override
             public Block read(Json json, JsonValue jsonData, Class type){
                 Block block = Vars.content.getByName(ContentType.block, jsonData.asString());
+                if(block == null) block = Vars.content.getByName(ContentType.block, SaveVersion.fallback.get(jsonData.asString(), ""));
                 return block == null ? Blocks.air : block;
             }
         });