diff --git a/src/pocketmine/block/BaseRail.php b/src/pocketmine/block/BaseRail.php
index cca682145..92fa0ca06 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/block/BaseRail.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/block/BaseRail.php
@@ -98,13 +98,16 @@ abstract class BaseRail extends Flowable{
 
 	public function place(Item $item, Block $blockReplace, Block $blockClicked, int $face, Vector3 $clickVector, ?Player $player = null) : bool{
 		if(!$blockReplace->getSide(Facing::DOWN)->isTransparent()){
-			$this->tryReconnect();
 			return parent::place($item, $blockReplace, $blockClicked, $face, $clickVector, $player);
 		}
 
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	public function onPostPlace() : void{
+		$this->tryReconnect();
+	}
+
 	protected static function searchState(array $connections, array $lookup) : int{
 		$meta = array_search($connections, $lookup, true);
 		if($meta === false){
@@ -253,6 +256,7 @@ abstract class BaseRail extends Flowable{
 
 		if($changed){
 			$this->setConnections($thisConnections);
+			$this->world->setBlock($this, $this);
 		}
 	}