diff --git a/src/world/World.php b/src/world/World.php
index 31e0ba897..607da30cb 100644
--- a/src/world/World.php
+++ b/src/world/World.php
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ class World implements ChunkManager{
 		$this->time = $this->provider->getWorldData()->getTime();
 
 		$cfg = $this->server->getConfigGroup();
-		$this->chunkTickRadius = min($this->server->getViewDistance(), max(1, $cfg->getPropertyInt("chunk-ticking.tick-radius", 4)));
+		$this->chunkTickRadius = min($this->server->getViewDistance(), max(0, $cfg->getPropertyInt("chunk-ticking.tick-radius", 4)));
 		if($cfg->getPropertyInt("chunk-ticking.per-tick", 40) <= 0){
 			//TODO: this needs l10n
 			$this->logger->warning("\"chunk-ticking.per-tick\" setting is deprecated, but you've used it to disable chunk ticking. Set \"chunk-ticking.tick-radius\" to 0 in \"pocketmine.yml\" instead.");