diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/worldgenerator/Biomegen.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/worldgenerator/Biomegen.kt
index 92969a652..f403a68a1 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/worldgenerator/Biomegen.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/worldgenerator/Biomegen.kt
@@ -26,14 +26,7 @@ class Biomegen(world: GameWorld, isFinal: Boolean, seed: Long, params: Any, val
     private val THISWORLD_SANDSTONE: ItemID
 
     init {
-        val SAND_RND = (seed shake "SANDYCOLOURS").ushr(7).xor(seed and 255L).and(255L).toInt()
-        val SAND_BASE = when (SAND_RND) {
-            255 -> 5 // green
-            in 252..254 -> 4 // black
-            in 245..251 -> 2 // red
-            in 230..244 -> 1 // white
-            else -> 0
-        }
+        val SAND_BASE = getSandVariation(seed)
         THISWORLD_SAND = "basegame:" + (Block.SAND.substringAfter(':').toInt() + SAND_BASE)
         THISWORLD_SANDSTONE = "basegame:" + (Block.SANDSTONE.substringAfter(':').toInt() + SAND_BASE)
     }
@@ -54,6 +47,19 @@ class Biomegen(world: GameWorld, isFinal: Boolean, seed: Long, params: Any, val
     }
 
     companion object {
+        fun getSandVariation(seed: Long): Int {
+            val SAND_RND = (seed shake "SANDYCOLOURS").ushr(7).xor(seed and 255L).and(255L).toInt()
+            val SAND_BASE = when (SAND_RND) {
+                255 -> 5 // green
+                in 252..254 -> 4 // black
+                in 245..251 -> 2 // red
+                in 230..244 -> 1 // white
+                else -> 0
+            }
+
+            return SAND_BASE
+        }
+
         private const val slices = 5
         private val nearbyArr8 = arrayOf(
             (-1 to -1), // tileTL
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/worldgenerator/Terragen.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/worldgenerator/Terragen.kt
index f2ea1cab6..fd033f69c 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/worldgenerator/Terragen.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/worldgenerator/Terragen.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import net.torvald.terrarum.LoadScreenBase
 import net.torvald.terrarum.blockproperties.Block
 import net.torvald.terrarum.gameitems.ItemID
 import net.torvald.terrarum.gameworld.GameWorld
+import net.torvald.terrarum.modulebasegame.worldgenerator.Biomegen.Companion.getSandVariation
 import net.torvald.terrarum.realestate.LandUtil.CHUNK_H
 import net.torvald.terrarum.realestate.LandUtil.CHUNK_W
 import kotlin.math.cos
@@ -30,8 +31,13 @@ class Terragen(world: GameWorld, isFinal: Boolean, val groundScalingCached: Modu
         else
             (world.height / 2400.0).pow(0.75)
 
+    private val THISWORLD_SANDSTONE: ItemID
+
     init {
         populateCaches(seed)
+
+        val SAND_BASE = getSandVariation(seed)
+        THISWORLD_SANDSTONE = "basegame:" + (Block.SANDSTONE.substringAfter(':').toInt() + SAND_BASE)
     }
 
     override fun getDone(loadscreen: LoadScreenBase?) {
@@ -88,9 +94,14 @@ class Terragen(world: GameWorld, isFinal: Boolean, val groundScalingCached: Modu
 
                 val isMarble = if (!isAlpha2) noiseValue[1] > 0.5 else false
 
-                val block = if (isMarble) Block.STONE_MARBLE else groundDepthBlocksCache[strataMode][terrTier]
+                var block = if (isMarble) Block.STONE_MARBLE else groundDepthBlocksCache[strataMode][terrTier]
                     //groundDepthBlocksCache[strataMode][terr]
 
+                // recolour the sandstone
+                if (block == Block.SANDSTONE) {
+                    block = THISWORLD_SANDSTONE
+                }
+
                 world.setTileTerrain(x, y, block, true)
                 world.setTileWall(x, y, block, true)
             }